When you go on holiday, do you or don't you?

Question

I want to gauge parenting practises.

Do you or would you leave your child/children in your hotelroom/apartment to go out for a meal/drinks?

I'm not looking for anyone to slag off the McCanns or each other please just answer honestly whether or not you do this on holiday or would do it on holiday.

I believe I said that I didn't want anyone to slag of the McCanns.

Last time I checked my mind was fine Shambo.

Oh and for the record I have never left my son alone for my own ends.

Dan fan

This question if you had read it properly was not a McCann bashing exercise. It was to guage parental practises regarding leaving children unnatended. If your going to answer a question at least get your facts right.

Sam j

You like your conspiracy theories don't you?

I have to feel sorry for people like you who see darker things behind a persons reasonable questions.

Answer 1

No i would never leave my daughter alone, on holiday or at home.

Answer 2

look a have two kids of my own and would never leave them on their own for obvious reasons but why do people insist on making this deal out of it. Yes the mccanns where wrong to leave the kids on their own but honestly do you not think they know this. Do you not think they regret that they done it. They probably blame themselves for what has happened without the world judging them for it to. Really hope they never read what is said about them on here, we all make mistakes as human beings none of us are perfect but for goodness sake leave them alone and stop trying to make them feel worse than they probably already do

they are not the first parents to do this on holiday and am sorry to say that they wont be the last either

Answer 3

No, I have 4 children 13, 10. 9 and 3 and I wouldnt even leave the 13 yr old on his own in a strange country.

Answer 4

When we go on holiday we go as a family. We go out in the day as a family, eat as a family and we never leave the kids alone. We always book resorts that offer entertainment for the children at night - mini discos, shows etc so that we can all go out in the evening and the kids have great fun getting up on stage and learning how to do all the dance moves with the reps and then we sit and watch whatever show they are doing that night.

Hmm nice thumb down - must be from someone who thinks I should be leaving my children on their own.

Answer 5

Hand on heart i can honestly say no way. I wen't to spain last year and never even dreamed of leaving my 2 kids asleep. We went to the bar at night for a couple of drinks which was almost right beneath our room, my son would fall asleep in his pushchair at around 10pm and i would take them back to the room. At the end of the day, that is what holidays are about. I would never let him stay up until that time at home but on holiday what difference does it make and to be honest it did me a favour as he would always sleep for a couple of hours in his pushchair during the day which gave me a rest to sunbathe for a bit in peace.

Answer 6

My kids are 4, 9, 10, 12 and 14. I would not leave any of them alone on holiday anywhere. Not even to run and get ice from the ice machine. Until they are adults I am responsible for them.

Answer 7

I never have and never would leave my children (9 and 6 years old) alone. The reason is, that simply, the risk of one of them having some kind of accident is too high. When they are teenagers, I will think differently, but at the moment, neither one of them is old enough to care for themselves, let alone the other one.

Answer 8

No - never left mine when we went on holiday. We ate together as a family in the evening and then spent the rest of the evening in or If we went out in the car, we sat in the car on a pub car park and one of us would get the drinks which we had in the car. Not flash or exciting, but we were first and foremost A FAMILY! they are 28 and 30 years old now - working for the NHS in specialisms - and no, they do not leave their children alone either.

Answer 9

I worked as a holiday rep with British and Swedish tourists.
I can put my hand on my heart and tell you 100% MANY people have put the children to bed, they are sound asleep, then gone down to the hotel complex and had drinks with friends. I have seen this done many times.

I have to agree with Karol.... many people having a great time, everything seeming magical and wonderful, they never seem to think anything will happen to them.

I personally would NEVER do this and Im even afraid of leaving my daughter with a babysitter. I use one lady and if she is not available then I will not use another person.

Answer 10

No, never. We have 4 kids and there have been loads of times when they've gone off to bed completely well and then woken up to be sick. One night my little boy fell out of bed in his sleep and broke his collar bone....imagine if he'd had to wait half an hour for someone to come to his aid?

You have to accept that holidays with kids are not like those you had together as a couple, and that early nights in with a bottle of wine on the balcony are as wild as it gets!!

Answer 11

Have not looked at any of your answers, but wish to give you my view.

When you go on holiday, it should be with the whole family.
Kids or no Kids, you should be one unit, all stay together, enjoy yourself as that unit.

If parents of children want to go away for a holiday, to enjoy themselves, and have a good time, then that's fine, but they must ensure their children are looked after by a responsible adult or family member at all times.

Surely your child's welfare and safety is far more important than you having a good night out.

It is to me.
Would give up everything, for my kids, they come first.