PARENTS LEFT IN THE DARK THIS DAYCARE’S CARELESSNESS CAUSED A CHILD’S INJURY
We take our young children to daycare to be properly supervised. Yet, unfortunately, many daycare employees don’t give kids the care they need, and the result can be dangerous. Our team was able to support Emma* and her family after she sustained a painful injury due to a daycare’s negligence. Last July, Emma, who was only a year old, found herself without adult supervision at daycare. Not only did she experience a severe injury, but the daycare team failed to apply first aid, notify her parents, or report the incident. When Emma’s mom went to pick up her daughter that afternoon, the staff informed her that Emma was “fussy” after she had an incident that morning. Instead of providing any sort of detailed report, the employee explained that Emma had fallen off the playground equipment but had landed on her feet and was supposedly uninjured.
However, Emma’s parents knew that things just weren’t adding up when their daughter continued to cry in pain and hold her arm. When her father confronted the staff for more details about the incident and requested to see their video footage the following morning, the team refused. Her parents were left entirely in the dark about what exactly happened that day. As her pain and discomfort continued, Emma’s parents took her to a pediatrician. Sadly, they discovered that Emma had a fractured arm, which would require a full arm cast that would take over a month to heal. Due to the daycare’s negligence and poor training, Emma was left unsupervised, injured, and distressed, all of which could have been prevented.
she had suffered from consistent pain that disturbed her sleep. The lasting effects, even after she healed, are evident, as Emma is still hesitant to play at parks or other playgrounds. Our team dug further into this facility’s history only to find that this wasn’t the first time they had citations against them for poor conduct. Emma’s incident was the tenth time this daycare center failed to protect their children. Fortunately, The Button Law Firm was able to hold this daycare accountable and brought justice and closure to Emma and her family. With their medical expenses covered, the family can now focus on caring for Emma and ensuring they can all move forward.
*The name has been changed to protect our client’s privacy.
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TURN RESOLUTIONS INTO REALITY Create a Road Map for Your Best Year Yet
As we gear toward the new year, I’m sure we all have resolutions to achieve in 2024. While having a goal is great, a plan to get there and a process to make it happen are vital. But what exactly does a substantial plan look like? Personally, I prefer to work backward from my goal when creating a plan. I break each goal down into quarterly, monthly, weekly, and daily commitments. This process tells me whether something is realistic in a 90- day, 6-month, or yearly period. Also, it tells me what it will take and whether I’m willing to commit to making it happen. If so, what do I need to commit weekly and daily, and is that actually feasible? I’ve found that starting with the most achievable goals first provides a more powerful kickstart to my new year endeavors. Since we are all humans and operate off confidence, we need to set an achievable goal early in our longer process
plan to build confidence. For example, in the first quarter of the year (January through March), choose something that will put you ahead of your yearly goals so you aren’t playing catch-up. This goal-setting concept helps us return from the holidays with vigor and go straight toward our goals, not just ease into them.
While we all get bumped off course, goals and plans plus a strong support system help us stay on track. For 2024, let’s set our goals and go after them. If you couldn’t already tell, this is something that I’m passionate about. If you need help mapping these resolutions out, whether business or personal, please reach out!
My other recommendation for setting goals is to write them down and rank them in order of importance, starting with number one being the most vital. Then, cut everything off after number seven. If you can, whittle that down to 3–5 goals and fully commit yourself to knock them out. When you continue to do this each year, you’ll eventually build momentum and confidence that your goals are achievable and even simple. Your willpower to see something through will increase, and you’ll eventually become unstoppable.
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