Is the parent to be blamed when their children gets hurt?

it depends on how the child gets hurt. Some hurts are unavoidable even when the parent is 2 inches away. But some are clearly the parents fault. its a case by case thing.

I always hate hearing stories like this. As a mother of two, I've always been over-protective of my children because you always hear stories like the unfortunate one you just shared. While it is impossible to have your eyes on your children 100% of the time, I think in a case such as this, the accident could have been prevented, however, I don't know all the circumstances of the event. If the little girl was very young, I don't think it was a good idea to have her on an escalator to begin with, but if she was an older child, she should have been told about the dangers of the escalator before she was allowed to ride with her parent. I always make sure my children are aware of dangers before they are allowed to take part in anything. Part of being a parent, unfortunately, is to try to perceive all the possible dangers of something before accidents happen. Much of this is common sense, but sadly, most parents are in such a hurry these days and are so busy with the fast pace of life, that they often don't see the dangers to their children before it is too late. I do not necessarily blame the parent of this little girl, but I do hope that her parents will be more protective of her in the future (as I'm sure they will) and teach her about the dangers of things. Sadly, they had to learn this lesson the hard way. Also, accidents do happen, and it is completely impossible to prevent them all... but we've got to try.

wow that is really sad. i know what you mean but knowing that they were on an escalator it probably happened really quickly. u know how little kids are. u could just look away for 2 seconds and their gone! since they were on an escalator the parent probably felt it was safe enough to not stand there and stare at the child, cuz it's an enclosed staircase type of thingy where the child is right there with u! feel bad for her, i hope they can stitch it or something.

first of all, youch! i hope that little girl's okay!! i believe that parents are to be blamed when younger kids get hurt. i agree that they need to be alert when with their child and observant to what they are doing. however, i personally think, say 13 years old and onward, the parent doesnt need to be as aware of what their child is doing, because i believe most kids are old and mature enough to think of the consequences of doing something hurtful.