{"id":2401,"date":"2015-03-10T16:18:25","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T16:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/?p=2401"},"modified":"2021-10-15T18:32:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T18:32:19","slug":"mommy-is-asleep-what-do-you-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/2015\/03\/10\/mommy-is-asleep-what-do-you-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Mommy is Asleep and the Children are Alone&#8230;What Do You Do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You arrive at the family&#8217;s home and knock on the door. After several minutes, the door slowly opens and you look down to see a preschooler&#8217;s face. You ask her, &#8220;Is your mommy here?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2402\" src=\"http:\/\/veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/shutterstock_83838232-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Toddler works the door latch\" width=\"172\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/shutterstock_83838232-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/shutterstock_83838232-1.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/>She answers, &#8220;She&#8217;s asleep.&#8221; You ask, &#8220;Is there another grown-up here with you?&#8221; and she shakes her head &#8220;no.&#8221; You look past her to see a toddler sitting on the couch.<\/p>\n<p>What do you do?<\/p>\n<p>(Wanna watch &amp; listen instead of read? Click here for <strong><a title=\"Video Blog - Mommy is Asleep and the Children are Alone...What Do You Do?\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vxiy_dZbeXY?list=UUDNrV5XsIRCWWN9n7FqGfpA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dana&#8217;s video blog<\/a><\/strong> on this topic!)<\/p>\n<h2>Plan A<\/h2>\n<p>Arriving at a family&#8217;s home always has the potential to be unpredictable, which was actually one of the things I liked the best about being an early interventionist. It can also be one of the hardest things about the job too. You never know what will happen when the door opens. In this case, deciding what to do next might not be too difficult. You can tell the preschooler to go wake her mommy up and tell her mommy that you&#8217;re here. Then, you keep your fingers crossed that she actually does it, and that her mommy will get up. The real problem happens when either of these strategies fail to bring the mother to the door.<\/p>\n<h2>Plan B<\/h2>\n<p>You have a few options. You can call the mother&#8217;s name, hoping she hears you and will come to the door. You can step inside to check on her (which is easier to do if you know the family well). Going into an unfamiliar home without permission, though, can be problematic for many reasons, not the least of which is trespassing. You could also be compromising your own <a title=\"Safety Tips for Intervention Visits\" href=\"http:\/\/veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/safety-tips-for-intervention-visits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">safety<\/a> by going in. Instead, you can call the home phone (or the mother&#8217;s mobile phone) to try to reach her. Hopefully one of these strategies will work and you can move forward with the visit. If these strategies still don&#8217;t work, you are left with the hardest question of all: &#8220;What do I do now that I know that the children are unsupervised?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What probably pops into your mind is the fact that you are a <a title=\"You Are a Mandated Reporter\" href=\"http:\/\/veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/you-are-a-mandated-reporter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mandated reported<\/a> of suspected child abuse or neglect. In this situation, certainly you would be concerned for the children&#8217;s welfare and probably unwilling to leave them alone. Here are a few ideas about what to do next:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call other family contacts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; If you have contact info for anyone else related to the family, such as a spouse, partner, grandparent, or neighbor, try to call that person. Let him\/her know that you are at the home, cannot reach the parent and that the children are alone. Ask that person to try to reach the mother and call you back. Or, if that person can come to the home, wait there with the children.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wait on the porch<\/strong> &#8211; Unless you suspect a true emergency (e.g., you can see the mother lying on the floor), don&#8217;t go into the home. Wait by the front door and ask the children to keep the door open so you can supervise them and see if the mother comes into the room.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call your supervisor<\/strong> &#8211; If a situation like this continues for more than a few minutes, call your supervisor. He\/she may have additional guidance and may come to the family&#8217;s home to problem-solve with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call the police<\/strong> &#8211; This would be your last resort. You cannot leave the children unsupervised, and if after a while you can&#8217;t find a responsible adult, you may have\u00a0no choice but\u00a0to call for help. Making the decision to call the police\u00a0is usually\u00a0a very difficult one, but protecting the children is the most important. And, you don&#8217;t know, in this situation there could be a crisis happening with the mother that needs intervention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What would you do if you were in this situation? How have you handled a similar situation in the past?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Share you insights in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You arrive at the family&#8217;s home and knock on the door. After several minutes, the door slowly opens and you look down to see a preschooler&#8217;s face. 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