Leaving kids in car risky

[May Fong]

foster home wrote:

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Did you see the link I posted?? There are several incidents like this every year. Window locks arent an option on every car....plus if its an older car its wasnt even an option.
Im not agreeing that it is a good idea to leave children in a vehicle unattended but it can happen to those parents who chose to step away from the vehicle with children inside of it.

I would bet more kids die each year from bee stings than any thing to do with being left in a car alone.

[Alexandra]

If I saw a baby in a locked car on a summer day with no adult around, I'd be on the phone to the police. Too many children dying from the heat.

And if you leave the window down--that's opportunity for someone to take your child.

There are times when I've just strapped my 6-year-old into his booster seat, and I realize I forgot something...I unstrap him and take him back into the house with me. For one thing he has a developmental delay and would get a bit freaked out--he's done so when I've been standing right out there pumping gas--and for another, I'm not leaving anything to chance.

[Think About It]

Is your childs life or well being worth a few saved seconds or minutes, Mine never were or will never be...Spend the extra time to make sure your child doesnt become a statistic... I have never ever left any of my 3 children alone in a vehicle for 1 second. And that is the Gods Honest Truth. And I have been a Mother for over 20 years!

[Think About It]

May Fong wrote:

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I would bet more kids die each year from bee stings than any thing to do with being left in a car alone.

Bee Stings are an accident of sorts, leaving a child alone in a car is a choice!

[Whats Up America]

If you dont leave your child alone, there will be no reason to cry later, what is more important, a few minutes of discomfort or inconvenience now, OR a Lifetime of tears and second guessing what you should have done...Be Responsible, Not regretful!!!

[tea ali]

My 7 year old is capable of getting out of her booster seat and unlocking the door. I have two older kids, ages 11 and 13, who can do the same. I will not leave them alone in the car. Too much potential for trouble. I don't see how anyone can think leaving their kids alone in a car is ok.

[Sancho Panza]

tea ali wrote:

My 7 year old is capable of getting out of her booster seat and unlocking the door. I have two older kids, ages 11 and 13, who can do the same. I will not leave them alone in the car. Too much potential for trouble. I don't see how anyone can think leaving their kids alone in a car is ok.

Are you telling me your 11 and 13 year olds aren't responsible enough to sit patiently in the car while you run an errand? I honestly can't believe your 7 year old can't wait either, or that she still sits in a booster seat for that matter.

[May Fong]

Sancho Panza wrote:

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Are you telling me your 11 and 13 year olds aren't responsible enough to sit patiently in the car while you run an errand? I honestly can't believe your 7 year old can't wait either, or that she still sits in a booster seat for that matter.

Are you kidding she breast feed it till it was 6...

[concerned citizen]

Sancho Panza wrote:

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Are you telling me your 11 and 13 year olds aren't responsible enough to sit patiently in the car while you run an errand? I honestly can't believe your 7 year old can't wait either, or that she still sits in a booster seat for that matter.

good job