Does anybody ever leave their child(ren) in the car ?

Question

at a convient store just like to pay gas.
not talking about wal-mart or a department store
just wondering

Answer 1

I'm a parent - and over the years I've observed dozens of children left alone in vehicles, many times so young that the child was in a car seat. For the life of me, I do not understand why anyone would willingly put a child in such a dangerous situation.

Even though it "just takes a second" to run in and pay for gas, I still think it's too dangerous to leave a child alone in a car. During my daughter's childhood years, I would either plan my "just a second" errands before I picked her up from daycare or, for a gas station errand, I would pay at the pump, so I could be standing right next to the car the entire time. Even that has it's risks though - I always double-checked that I wasn't locking myself out of the car.

I think the worst offenders I saw over the years were parents who left their young children in the car, engine running, while they dropped their older children off at daycare. For anyone reading this who does this - please stop. Not only are you just asking for your car to be stolen, think of how you would feel, knowing that you caused the kidnapping of your child.

There just never seems to be enough time in the day to do what we need to do - especially when you're a parent. But, we really need to learn to slow down and remember to be careful. The world is a much more dangerous place than it used to be.

Answer 2

It's never a good idea, anything can happen while the parent is gone and the child is alone in the car. I once went to grocery store and saw a kid in the car alone(with the car running and the door unlocked). I got the kid out of the car (he couldn't have been more than 3 or 4 years old) and took him into the store to the security officer who was patroling the store. They called the mother over the loud speaker and she acted as if it was no big deal. Had I been some child molester that child wouldn't be here today because he came with me without hesitation.

Answer 3

No never. It only takes a second for something to happen. I read in a parent magazine where the mom left her kid sleeping in the car while she ran inside her house and the husband stood in the doorway and kept an eye on the car, in a split second a man showed up an stole the car with the child inside. Luckily the child was found safe, but not all people are so lucky. It only takes a minute. Never leave a child unattended. I would suggest buying a gas gift card and putting money on it when your child is not with you, or getting a debit card.

Answer 4

For those of you who actually leave their kids in the car, even briefly. I want you to find the story that was done on Oprah a few years back. A mom left her three kids in her minivan just for less than a minute while she ran back into her apartment b/c she forgot something. The 5 year old started playing with the car lighter and the entire car caught on fire killing two children and severely burning the third. I know this is depressing, but it did happen. I too have a small child and have thought many times about "just running in for a second." However, bad things happen in a split-second so it's never worth it just to save yourself a bit of time...at least, that's what I think.

Answer 5

I said to myself before that I would never do that. But I did. My fiance recently moved out of state for a better job. I'm still here with our daughters until we decide if we want to move or if he wants to find a low-paying job around here. A few weeks ago, I had to deposit money at the bank before it closed. I had 10 minutes to get there. By the time I pulled in the lot, it was only like 1 minute until the time the bank closed. I took my keys, locked my cars and left my babies in there for about a minute. When I got home, I called their father bawling. I couldn't believe I had done that. I felt like the most horrible mother in the world. That was the only time it ever happened and it will be the last. Now if I have to go to the bank, I do it right after work while my girls are still at grandma's.

Answer 6

Absolutely not. In the time it takes (even less than the 20 to 30 seconds mentioned above) to turn your back to enter the store, the child can be snatched up and gone. In a few seconds a van could block your view of your car and then your child is gone - usually forever. It just isn't worth it.

Answer 7

Of course not, not even for one second. That is not a very smart idea. They just had on the news how people are stealing purses from cars in gas stations. Why take a chance of something happening to your child? You never, ever know what could happen. A child's life is way too precious to risk even for one second.

Answer 8

My 12 year old- it's up to her. I never leave her in the car when I go into a store for a long period of time, like wal-mart. When it's the convienent store, it's up to her. Mostly, she likes to come in.

My 7 year old- Never-unless my 12 year old's staying in the car.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Depends on the age. I would never leave a child under 7 in the car.