I am the chairman of my Kiwanis Clubs’ “Kids in Cars” committee. One of the posters reads; Would You Leave A Million Dollars In Your Car?. Well, would you?
Not with my kid in there.
Excellent post. Excellent poster.
I, too, cannot imagine leaving my child in the car either on purpose or because I forgot. I have to wonder if anyone ever really forgets or if that is just the excuse they give because it sounds less horrible than admitting they left them there on purpose.
On the other hand, when I was a kid, my parents often left us in the car while they ran into the store, though never in high heat where we could have died. I never felt abused or neglected and still don’t.
It seems rather draconian to have both parents in jail. The idea that the government could take away my kids and lock me up for something like this is a little scary. I think “best interest of the child” should be the guiding principle. Certainly in some cases the best interest of the child is served by removing them from the parents, but I’d have to know a lot more before I’d remove them in a case that didn’t involve deliberate and/or repeated abuse.
Nope. I wouldn't put it in my car at all except perhaps once or twice for a specific special occassion. More likely I'd put it in a plastic container and bury it.
We have reminders for every thing else! Seat belt, airbag, lights on, check engine oil. Why not add the feature. It could save 1 live then it is well worth having it.