Comments about ‘Murray day care provider charged with abusing toddlers’

As a parent I am so disgusted! As parents, we do the best we can to ensure that our children are taken care of while we go out and work or educate ourselves to provide for our families. And this happens?
As a single mom, I fear leaving my little girls at daycare sometimes because you just never know. Fortunately for me, she is one that speaks up when she is not treated right. I fear what I would do to someone who ever laid a hand on my child.
To the parents of the children hurt by this woman, I pray for you and hope that your children recover from this and that you are able to trust someone with your kids again someday.

To the woman that did this to these poor innocent children......I hope you find a way to deal with your problems.

IMPO...it is frustrating and even maddening that this woman wasn't arrested after the physician in the FIRST case stated that the little boy's injuries to his pancreas weren't consistent with the day care provider's story.

Was this woman's name and picture ever publicized as a warning to parents not to leave their little ones with her?

Horrendous enough that one child was so badly injured by this criminal let alone several.

Parents...no matter how desperately you need a day care provider, and how cheaply they offer their services...demand to see a current license, and check all references.

It never ceases to amaze me that a person such as Kami Kay Tollefson who has such obvious anger management issues voluntarily chooses to work as a daycare provider. When each one of these tiny, helpless children were subjected to severe injuries at the hand of a 37 year old adult must have been terrifying. Not to mention that this poor excuse for a human being, Kami Kay Tollefson may have injured other tiny, helpless children in her care who may not have been hurt so badly that the police were called in. When will people learn to steer clear of situations that set off their short fuses and not take out their anger on babies and toddlers? There is no excuse in the world for anyone to knowingly hurt a child. None.

I would love 5 minutes alone with this sick individual,so that she gets shaken with the same enthusiasm she gave those innocent,defenseless children.

These are the three that we know about. How many more injuries that weren't substantial enough to require hospitalization are out there and unreported? Come forward now and help put this "lady" away for long enough that she won't be able to kill some innocent child when she gets out!

There is no excuse for what this woman did! If at all possible, I really think one parent should try to stay at home with children or at least try to have a family member or close friend provide child care. There are just too many risks with strangers -licensed or not.

People like this is why I have chosen to remain home to raise my children myself...I have sacrificed furthering my education and economic status because I cannot trust anyone to care for my children the way that I will care for my children.
In home daycare, center daycare, church daycare, etc. anyone working with children should be licensed and checked up frequently without warning. It shouldn't hurt to be a child...

The physical damage is unfathomable, but what about the psychological damage to these innocent babies??? How many other children has she damaged for life?

This doesn't make sense. When a parent takes an injured child to the hospital these days they are immediately investigated for child abuse. How does it take three serverly injured children before the authorities can get enough evidence to stop this from happening again? Sick.

These babies were all too young to talk. It is disgusting that a lacerated pancreas wasn't enough to stop this monster. We're not talking a minor bump on the head or other typical injuries a toddler may experience. Life without parole is what she deserves. I mean really, who tries to strangle or suffocate a toddler? She has serious mental issues and is a terrible danger to society.

I don't understand why this woman wasn't arrested after the first child was injured, and determined her injuries were probably caused by the babysitter; then a second child hurt, with nothing legally being done; and now a third little one hurt. Like stated by others, there are probably other tiny victims. Too bad it took so many incidents before jailing this woman. I am glad HaLee is doing so well. I watched this story on the news the other night, and HaLee is a little doll. I am impressed with her caring parents. I hope her progress will continue, and that she will be able to heal physically and emotionally.

Hey guys, don't be so quick to judge. I have been known to have problems with children and have done my time for it. While I was doing it, I was thinking, "this is cool," but now I know that I was wrong. I know that it sounds bad but don't be quick to judge unless you've done time for doing it.

Don't stay home with your children just because you are afraid of something like this happening. There are other forms of abuse that go undetected. What about your child living all day long with someone who does not love them? Day after day after day.

I did daycare for years. I liked and loved the kids, but the kids wanted their mothers and I felt like I was helping the parents abuse their kids.

Mom drops her child off after a very hurried morning. Child cries. Mom leaves child crying. What does the child learn? Must cope. Child gets through the day. Mom comes to pick up. Child cries and lets out all that the child has held in all day. Mom is tired. She wishes child would be cheerful. Rush off to busy night with sooo much to do. Not much time for enjoying each other. Early bed. Do it again tomorrow.

Most of waking hours spent looking in someone else's face. Their example. Their reflection in your child's countenance.

Child is too old for daycare. Not so bonded to you. Can't really count the cost. Too late to fix it.