Convinced childminder is smoking in the presence of my child

chrissie57

Person_one wrote: »

I've never heard of passive drinking...

It has certainly affected this family

http://metro.co.uk/2014/01/13/a-life-wrecked-by-alcohol-image-of-woman-35-dying-after-decade-of-alcoholism-4261785/?ITO=Facebook

plus the people who kill themselves and others under the influence of alcohol - never mind, at least being smashed to death is fast.

Or the families who live in fear of the parent with too much booze inside them.

Oh, there is most certainly passive drinking but we are happy to excuse it for some reason. Would the OP be sooooooooo much happier if all she could smell was drink?

Person_one

chrissie57 wrote: »

It has certainly affected this family

http://metro.co.uk/2014/01/13/a-life-wrecked-by-alcohol-image-of-woman-35-dying-after-decade-of-alcoholism-4261785/?ITO=Facebook

plus the people who kill themselves and others under the influence of alcohol - never mind, at least being smashed to death is fast.

Or the families who live in fear of the parent with too much booze inside them.

Oh, there is most certainly passive drinking but we are happy to excuse it for some reason. Would the OP be sooooooooo much happier if all she could smell was drink?

No, that's not passive drinking, that's a very serious and tragic situation that's completely irrelevant.

The mere act of drinking a glass of wine or two near a child is not going to physically harm it in the same way that smoking a cigarette or two near the child will.

tee_pee_2

Just ask her outright and give the childminder the chance to tell you, she may have had visitors who had smoked and be mortified that her charges now smell.


if your not happy the answer is simple - move your child