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No, I would not leave a child in a car unattended.
The risk, even remote, is too high compared to the "reward" which is self serving at best.
What is the risk of strapping a child into a car seat and then walking the grocery cart to the cart return in the supermarket parking lot? I'd think it would be riskier to bring them with me to the cart return because the chances of getting hit by a car while walking through a parking lot seems greater then anything happening while strapped into their car seat in a parked car in a parking space.
What if the place gets robbed while you are in there, or it's old persons' day?
Nope.
Can you clarify? What is old person's day? If you go into a store either with or without your child and the store gets robbed, what difference does it make? I don't understand your post.
Can you clarify? What is old person's day? If you go into a store either with or without your child and the store gets robbed, what difference does it make? I don't understand your post.
The place gets locked down, child gets cooked or maybe frozen, (depending on where you are) in the car.
Old persons' day is the day that the pensioners go to collect their pensions, and spend loads of time dithering and trying to strike up conversations with post office, or shop staff.
I'm talking UK here, but maybe you have an equivalent, wherever you are.
The place gets locked down, child gets cooked or maybe frozen, (depending on where you are) in the car.
Old persons' day is the day that the pensioners go to collect their pensions, and spend loads of time dithering and trying to strike up conversations with post office, or shop staff.
I'm talking UK here, but maybe you have an equivalent, wherever you are.
But you are talking about actually entering a building and making a purchase now. I don't think anybody has responded that they are comfortable with that.
No, not comfortable with entering the building to make a purchase. What I have been talking about is a less than one minute task along the lines of using an ATM. Never out of sight of the car.
For what it's worth, we don't have any equivalent to old person's day.
But you are talking about actually entering a building and making a purchase now. I don't think anybody has responded that they are comfortable with that.
Even if not entering a building, still can't leave children in the car alone. Cars have been known to be stolen with the children still in them. Someone could also easily distract you while someone else intentionally takes the child. Do you lock the car, if so, the remote may fail, and leave you locked out of the car.
There's also all the mischief that a child can get up to, even in a minute or so. I wouldn't even leave the keys in the car in my own garden, with my daughter anywhere near it.
Even if not entering a building, still can't leave children in the car alone. Cars have been known to be stolen with the children still in them. Someone could also easily distract you while someone else intentionally takes the child. Do you lock the car, if so, the remote may fail, and leave you locked out of the car.
There's also all the mischief that a child can get up to, even in a minute or so. I wouldn't even leave the keys in the car in my own garden, with my daughter anywhere near it.
The cars that are stolen with child inside are cars left unlocked, running or with the keys in the ignition while the parent goes into a building. If you lock the car and the remote fails - you still can unlock the car the old fashioned way - with the actual key. That still works.
A child under the age of 5 (as the OP mentioned) is in a car seat. If one is walking 10 feet to the book drop or the ATM, the child is not going to get themselves out of the carseat and have enough time to get into mischief before you step back into the car.
Even if not entering a building, still can't leave children in the car alone. Cars have been known to be stolen with the children still in them. Someone could also easily distract you while someone else intentionally takes the child. Do you lock the car, if so, the remote may fail, and leave you locked out of the car.
There's also all the mischief that a child can get up to, even in a minute or so. I wouldn't even leave the keys in the car in my own garden, with my daughter anywhere near it.
If you know that your kid can't unbuckle their car seat then there really isn't much for them to get into.
The chances of someone intentionally trying to kidnap a strangers child are ridiculously low, especially when mom can see the car and there are no keys in the car.
I'm curious if people let their kids, under 5 play on a playground without them being right by their side the entire time?
The cars that are stolen with child inside are cars left unlocked, running or with the keys in the ignition while the parent goes into a building. If you lock the car and the remote fails - you still can unlock the car the old fashioned way - with the actual key. That still works.
A child under the age of 5 (as the OP mentioned) is in a car seat. If one is walking 10 feet to the book drop or the ATM, the child is not going to get themselves out of the carseat and have enough time to get into mischief before you step back into the car.
True about the keys, but as for the not getting themselves out of the seats, I've not known any child over two years old that can't get themselves unbuckled and out of their seats, and hence they can get out of the car.
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Originally Posted by MissTerri
If you know that your kid can't unbuckle their car seat then there really isn't much for them to get into.
The chances of someone intentionally trying to kidnap a strangers child are ridiculously low, especially when mom can see the car and there are no keys in the car.
I'm curious if people let their kids, under 5 play on a playground without them being right by their side the entire time?
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