Kids?

[Momtowolf]

For those of you with kids...does your salon have a room for them to go into? Mine has a room in the back with a TV & VCR and a few toys. A table and a few chairs. I have taken my 8 & 3 year old kids with me and they are just fine to sit. They take a snack and watch one of their movies there.

Last Friday I was so desperate to tan I took my 3 year old with her walkman to sit in the room with me. They have never said it's not okay. BUT the nice girl at the front desk said "Hey she can sit with me while you tan" I made sure they were both fine with this. I never expected her to do this but it was okay with me!! LOL

Steph

[sunbunny]

Neither of the salons we tan at have a place for kids. If the teenager next door can't watch them, then my hubby and I take turns tanning by getting back to back appointments.
And if that doesn't work out for whatever reason, then I just don't tan.
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[ This Message was edited by: sunbunny on 2003-05-18 22:33 ]

[nikptbo]

my salon specifically mentions that children are not allowed in the salon becuase they can interupt other tanners relaxation etc, and they cant be liable if anything should happen to the child while u are tanning, and they cannot be in the room with you(UV light concerns)

[njchica]

I wouldn't bring a child in the room because of the UV light... it can damage her vision....

[colorgod]

My salon has a waiting area for customers that has a tv and magazines. If someone brings a child, the owner will put cartoons or whatever they want to watch on for them. Usually that keeps the children entertained.

I have brought my niece with me a few times, but she is very well behaved so I don't have to worry about her causing any trouble.

[D Queen]

kids aren't allowed in the tanning room at the salon i tan at.. i think that'd be weird though tanning with your kid sitting right by you.. the uv would hurt their eyes too without protection

[Anya1976]

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On 2003-05-20 19:56, D Queen wrote:
kids aren't allowed in the tanning room at the salon i tan at.. i think that'd be weird though tanning with your kid sitting right by you.. the uv would hurt their eyes too without protection

yes the UV isn't good for their eyes either and no they are NOT allowed in the room with their mommies at the salon i go to either

[NCtanmom]

My salon is very kid friendly,and girl working at the desk always try to entertain them,but i dont think a child should be there,for obvious reasons

[colorgod]

Def.not in the room while you're tanning!

[Shaylasmommy]

No my salon doesn't have anywhere for kids. I have to find a sitter before I can go tan. Heck, with only 2 beds, I'm lucky they have a place for me.

[Anya1976]

when my ex boyfriend's ex roommate (she rented his basement while were dating) and i would go tan and she had to bring the kids (all 3 of them 2 of them ADHD and a 2 year old) we would take turns tanning and watching the kids i wouldn't want to leave those kids with just the salon employee cus i hate to say it they were brats (well it probaly had to do with the ADHA kids not on meds)

[tr0nado]

I don't have kids but the salon I go to doesn't have a dedicated center for the lil' munchkins. So they usually have to sit in the lobby part. Some do wonder around.

[BrOnZeDbOmBsHeLl]

A person working at a tanning salon shouldn't have to watch children that's not the job they are being paid for. If there is no other time that you can go tanning hire a babysitter or @ least pay the person behind the desk lol

[Anya1976]

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On 2003-05-24 20:46, ArticFeva wrote:
A person working at a tanning salon shouldn't have to watch children that's not the job they are being paid for. If there is no other time that you can go tanning hire a babysitter or @ least pay the person behind the desk lol

very true it isn't your job to watch the kids. there have been quite a few mom's who leave their 3,4 and 5 year olds alone in the lobby (which really bugs me) cus i wouldn't leave my kid alone(but then i don't have kids yet but i am sure when i do and i go tan i'd have a babysitter)

[sunbunny]

It would scare me to death to leave my 5 yr old daughter in the lobby while I tanned. What if something happened? My son would be okay. He'd just sit there and read. And I would really hate to subject other customers to their fighting. If my son looks at my daughter wrong, all **** breaks loose.

[Anya1976]

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On 2003-05-24 21:28, sunbunny wrote:
It would scare me to death to leave my 5 yr old daughter in the lobby while I tanned. What if something happened? My son would be okay. He'd just sit there and read. And I would really hate to subject other customers to their fighting. If my son looks at my daughter wrong, all **** breaks loose.

yea it would scare the **** out of me too but it's done everyday. older kids aren't as much of a problem but the really young ones no way man. lol sounds like me and my brothers lol

[njchica]

I'm surprised that salons would allow parents to leave their children unattended. Talk about a major liability case if something happened...

[tantoo]

Would it offend anyone if it was posted that kids could not be left unattended? I agree that this is a huge liability. Kids should never go into the tanning rooms.

[Anya1976]

I don't have kids but i personally would NOT bring them to the salon and leave them unattended that is so not right. if i was working i wouldn't bring the kids with me and leave them in the lobby to me that is very irresponsible and undependable and if i did that i'd be out of a job so i don't understand how parents could do that to their own kids.

[Jungle Kitty]

In Texas, it is actually against the law if I remeber correctly to have more than one person in the room with the tanning equipment. As an owner, I do not prefer to have children in the salon unattended but most are usually very well behaved. If they can sit quietly and watch TV, I am fine with it. Some are really cute and engaging. I have had several fun conversations with one of my customer's daughters. She "helped" me color a picture in her coloring book! LOL

[Tropical Image]

I love kids I am actually becoming a child psych... but parents should not bring their children in the salon, its not right, the salon is not a babysitting service (the workers should not have to worry or entertain your children, they have many other obligations) My salon has a couch for customers waiting and they also offer lemonade and water for customers, the other day 3 children were laying on the couch and spilling their drinks all over themselves, i stood waiting 10 min for my bed... those children are not paying customers and the parents should be responsible enough to get a babysitter or not tan at all...

[Strnghrt]

hmmm, well I am a Mom and have taken my kids with me but only when someone else is tanning also and we take turns. I do not leave them unattended nor would I, I don't even leave my kids in the car alone to pay for gas; And they are 10 and 7. But honestly to pass judgement... well I will leave it at that. Never ceases to amaze me when people without kids are so quick to judge those that do have them.

[Anya1976]

i am a nanny it is my JOB to watch children. i wouldn't bring them with me and leave them unattended. and i'm sorry but when i see 3 and 4 and even 5 year old children in the lobby of the salon i have huge issues with that. and like i said i had tanned with my exboyfriends exroommate and she brought her three kids and she would have left them in the lobby i insisted that we take turns so they would NOT be unattended (the kids were 8,4 and 2) and even the girls at the salon have said "i am not a babysitter" if someone comes into the salon while they are busy doing THEIR jobs cleaning beds so people do not have to wait to tan and something happens she gets in trouble cus that mother decided to leave her kids for 20 mins while she tans? um that isn't right.

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[ This Message was edited by: Anya1976 on 2003-05-27 23:49 ]

[Strnghrt]

Anya I agree with that, they are not babysitters, that is not what I meant. Is was the other comments suggesting bad parenting or that the parents don't care for their kids and so on, that's what I take issue with. There are some salons like those mentioned that have a place for kids. Mine does not but I am real funny about my kids anyway. Like I said I don't even leave them in the van when I go pay for gas.... and I can see them. Also there are other factors we need to think about, there are MANY salons that are Mom and Pop operations and they are equipt to deal with that although most are not. The Salon I go to has a sign that says no kids are to be left unattended due to liability.... can't remember exactly. Once at the old salon I went to I took my daughter in the room with me but it was just too weird so I didn't do it again. It had a stand-up so had no affect on her eyes at all.

[sunbunny]

I don't want to pass judgement, but tanning is not more important than the welfare of a young child. Leaving a child unattended so a person can TAN is irresponsible. Tanning is not that important.It puts the employees in a precarious position. If the child was hurt while mom was tanning, who'd be the first blamed? It's better for all if young children are not allowed to be left unattended. Like I said, my 9 yr old would sit quietly reading a book. But, I still don't take him with me. And even when my hubby and I take turns, the kids are not in the salon. We either play with them outside, or if we're at the other salon, go get a snack.

[sunbunny]

Unless there is a separate room with an employee who's only job is to watch children while customers tan, I still don't think it's a good idea. I have tanned at a small salon that let young kids stay, and I was still uncomfortable. Not to mention I didn't get my twenty minutes of relaxation with all the kids squealing and shouting and laughing. I got to where I dreaded going. Even if my kids weren't with me, there were always some there raising a ruckus.

[Strnghrt]

hey I totally understand that time without the kids! Most times I leave them at home with my brother or my 17 yr old daughter, but sometimes when we are on the way somewhere or on the way home somewhere but never without someone to watch them while I tan, like daughter, daddy , or brother. My kids fight so much I wouldn't do that to the girl that works there, she'd ask me not to come back...lol plus I would worry myself sick about them and there is no relaxation in that!