True, but she left her for a short time each time. I want to know what should be done just for those warnings where nothing ultimately happened. Do you take the mother/father away from the children, throw them in jail, and send the kids to foster homes?
And in any case, initially, this wasn’t a discussion about people who did it repeatedly. As usual, people were bashing her just for doing it this once - not knowing she’s “done it before”. This is typical on FR - outrage that someone who’s never done it before that we know of is “let to walk” on an accident. But what is the alternative?
It’s a good idea to make habits like that. Maybe people when they start such things should write down on a post-it what actions they should take. Then use it to learn new habits.
Of course, this woman’s problem started when she forgot to take the girl to the sitter - not because she forgot to unstrap her. Still, a post-it about her NORMAL operations might have helped her stay in the groove.
Personally, with the big push for counciling, I would have liked to have seen this woman ticketed for child endangerment the FIRST time she left her baby in the car then given a course in time management.
I like the Post-It note idea. She should have been taught this.
And BTW, I came into the thread AFTER the prewarnings were established. That’s what upsets me. Baby’s fall in pools, drown in bathtubs and fly out of windows because of mistakes. Those are very sad but happen.
Like I said, I would feel for her if this were the first time.