um... i raised my kid, and she was NEVER alone in the car. NEVER. it only takes a second for someone to jump in and either take the car, the kid, or do damage. it isn’t worth the convenience.
There is a reason I live in Canuckistan rather than Connecticut. I live in a place where not only can I leave my kid in the car, I can leave my keys in the ignition, though my wife (who is from Toronto) has broken me of the habit. If you leave your keys in the ignition, they are a lot harder to loose. I wouldn’t advise doing it everywhere, but one should take local circumstances into account, and blanket laws and statements do not do this.
JudyinCanada has a good post right before yours.
Same here. Underlying health conditions of some people mean that they could die in that "only 5 minute" dash into the store, leaving the child to an excruciatingly painful and sad death by hyperthermia.
I have two small ones and there are times I need to "run in", but I always take the kids with me, ALWAYS, or else "running in" just isn't that important and I'll wait on whatever I think I need.
There’s being careful and protective, then there’s helicoptering with hawsers for apron strings.
It’s a miracle any of us kids from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s survived, obviously.
Did no one teach you how to lock the doors?
During her first Wyoming winter, I’d leave my daughter alone (infant) if the trip inside was going to take me less than 5 minutes and I had a clear line of sight to her the whole time. (Post office is the perfect example) I’d leave the car on with the heater running and lock all the doors.
In what way is that unsafe? Is that less safe than dragging an infant into -10* weather?
I was more concerned with protecting her newborn lungs from the frigid cold.
The stranger abduction rate in the US is miniscule, and has been dropping for decades.
Paranoia can destroy Ya.
Or in the case of Pharisee type such as yourself, destroy others.
A pox upon such busybodies!