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what is wrong with these people? Was the woman busy playing Pac Man?
She was supposed to drop the baby off at the sitter but she was running late for the dentist appointment and the 7 year old was throwing a fit about going. Forgot all about the little one.
When will America stop acting like a whining banana republic and finally organize a long overdue national contest for the best Forget-Me-Not (and lifesaver for kids) device? There are solutions out there, like the most reliable and affordable one -- Never Forget Us!, but those in charge -- politicians, DOT, NHTSA, child protection agencies and the like -- couldn't care less (unless they are utterly inept).
Recommending parents and caregivers to use stuffed animals as reminders (i.e., lifesavers) for kids in cars is beyond ridiculous in the 21st century ...
How do people forget kids and pets in cars? Honestly, if you're that irresponsible you need to be locked up and have the key thrown away. That will prevent you from having another kid.
I don't have kids so it's never happened to me, but I know perfectly sane and responsible people who've had to double back to their car to retrieve a sleeping baby in a car seat. If you're in a hurry, tired, stressed out, etc. and especially if you're deviating from your daily routine it's easier than you think to forget a sleeping child in the car.
Haven't you ever left something in the car...a laptop bag, purse, phone, bag of groceries, etc?
I'm sorry, but I just don't see how you can forget that you have a baby, small child or pet in the car. You knew when you left home that they were with you, now all of sudden you are so stressed, or busy that it just slips your mind? Why not just glance quickly around the car and see if you forgot anything (anyone) before getting out? IMO there is no excuse for this. When people say the parents will have to live with it the rest of their lives - good - the poor child or dog no longer has a life and died a miserable death because their parents/owner was a dumb ass.
I especially don't get the parents whose child is left in the car for 8 or more hours while they are at work because they forgot to drop the baby off at child care. When my daughter was little, she was in my thoughts several times throughout the day (you wonder what they are doing, how they are doing, or are just thinking about them). I just don't find any excuse acceptable for such carelessness when it comes to your loved ones.
I'm sorry but I just don't see how you can forget that you have a baby, small child or pet in the car. You knew when you left home that they were with you, now all of sudden you are so stressed, or busy that it just slips your mind? Why not just glance quickly around the car and see if you forgot anything (anyone) before getting out? IMO there is no excuse for this. When people say the parents will have to live with it the rest of their lives - good - the poor child or dog no longer has a life and died a miserable death because their parents/owner was a dumbass.
I especially don't get the parents whose child is left in the car for 8 or more hours while they are at work because they forgot to drop the baby off at child care. When I my daughter was little, she was in my thoughts several times throughout the day (you wonder what they are doing, how they are doing, or are just thinking about them). I just don't find any excuse acceptable for such carelessness when it comes to your loved ones.
Very well said. I don't find the excuses acceptable. Most people turn and look at their car when they're getting out it, how do you not see a child?
This wasn't so frequent years ago. People paid attention.
Seat belts for adults didn't become standard in the US until the 1960s. Car safety restraints for children were also developed @ about the same time. Part of the issue - of children left in cars - may be that due to airbags, most child restraint seats are supposed to be installed in the back seat. Which means that the driver has to look around back there to see the seat/child.
If the driver is distracted, distraught, etc. & if the child is asleep or quiet in the seat, it's easier for the driver to miss that he/she has a passenger. Realistically, the driver has to look in the back seat every time - best to get in the habit - just to make sure. (& check the floor, too. Babies get to the point that they may be able to undo the restraints & climb out of the seat.)
It contradicts your claim. 2015 was the lowest death toll in 18 years.
It's a terribly sad thing. Because the media is more pervasive, present and accessible today than ever before just means we hear more about it, it does not mean that there is more to hear about.
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