What about when you have just returned home from the grocery shopping? Do you take your child out first and leave them unattended in the house while you go get unpack the shopping or do you get all the shopping inside while you leave your unattended child in the unlocked car?
It only takes one second for someone to kidnap your child, or 1 second for them to hurt themselves inside alone, so what do you do? What about if you had just struggled to put your toddler in the car seat and you realise that you left your wallet in the house? Do you take your child out again to run into the house to grab your wallet?
2007-09-16 23:06:44 · 11 answers · asked by SmEllY! 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
Oh, thankyou!! Someone who see's things like me! So glad you posted this one! No-one does all those things you said and if they did they deserve parent of the century award. And I don't believe it when 50 people answer a question about leaving kids in the car and all 50 of them say they never ever have. Total crap. I'm sure some of them have at one point.
2007-09-16 23:16:48 · answer #1 · answered by Cindy; mum to 3 monkeys! 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a pain in the booty but yes, I do take my child out and bring her with me when I forget something (and I have to go up to the 4th floor to get to my home). You have to evolve. You have to be prepared for the forgetfuls. Keep often forgotten items like jackets, umbrellas, whatever, in a handy bag by the door &/or keep extras in the car. Don't switch purses too often. Keep your wallet on you at all times if possible. If I know ahead of time that I'm going to have more groceries than I can carry, I make sure the wagon is handy and use it to load & pull the groceries in all at once.
I have heard too many horror stories to leave my child alone in the car in a public place, even to just put the grocery cart away. Therefore, I always try to park nearby a cart return and under a light. I put the groceries in the car first, then put the cart away, and finally buckle my child in. YOU have to be responsible for YOUR child. It only takes a few minutes more to take them in with you - time is no excuse. Just plan things a little better for the next time.
If you have a house and just have to run only a few steps to go from your car to your house, it shouldn't be a conundrum for you. You just put the child in a safe spot such as in her playpen or crib & get the groceries all inside as fast as you can. I have to say though, that if you have to worry about your child being kidnapped out of your own home, then you should seriously think about moving to an area with less crime. I'd be more worried about dangers in the home that she can get to. If you have properly baby-proofed your home, then what is the problem?
2007-09-17 00:42:57 · answer #2 · answered by Insomniac Butterfly 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I do whatever I feel is safest for the child at the time. So the answer would be strongly dependent on whether my car was parked in my private front garden 6 feet from my front door, or parked in the street 5 floors below the front door to my apartment.
If I didn't feel either alternative was safe, I would order my grocery shopping online, go shopping with another adult, or ask a neighbour to mind my child for a couple of minutes while I got the shopping in. There's always an alternative to leaving your child in a dangerous situation, but it's often something you have to think about beforehand.
2007-09-17 00:22:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
after we as a family do are grocery shopping we as a family also take them out the car we pull into the garage and the kitchen is the first place you walk into so even my 3 yr old gets to help or i stay in the house while my b/f and older kids take down the grocery's i like to involve my kids in everything and they love it but if i had too i would take my 3 yr old and have her sit in front of the door while i take my grocery's out i feel safer with her in the house then in the car but you have a younger child then mine i would say put her in her play pin so she don't get hurt while you get you things done
2007-09-17 00:38:10 · answer #4 · answered by chicanaGirl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well I would take him in and put him in a playpen, that way he is in the house out of the cold or heat, and he is in his playpen.
Then just check on him every time you take a load of groceries in. This is like asking, "What do you do when you go to the bathroom? Do you leave the baby in the front room all by himself? In this dangerous world?" Its impossible to have your hands on the child 24 hours a day 7 days a week
Or better yet, have someone with you to unload groceries with you....there you go.
Also they make car seats that have a detachable seat, they are not that hard to use, you just snap them in to the frame.
You sound like a bit of a hypochondriac to me...
2007-09-17 00:28:34 · answer #5 · answered by Heather R 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
My children help me with the groceries. :) They are 5 and 8.
As for never leaving them in the car while I pay for gas... They always come with me, out of the car. Knowing that they are safe with me makes me at ease.
I suppose some people might lie about it, which is pretty sad. I know that I'm responsible for my children, that's all that matters to me. :)
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Coming back to add that, when my children were small, they were in the house, in their cribs. My front door is so close to the driveway, there are no concerns such as what you are stating. :)
I find it quite funny that you are challenging others with this. Also, I guess I can come to the conclusion that you're one of those people who do leave your children in the car at a gas station.
2007-09-16 23:48:00 · answer #6 · answered by AV 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think people worry too much anymore. I am only 25 and my mom never took us in to pay for gas. there were 5 kids including baby twins she was not about to haul us all in for something that might take 2 mins. Also if one or both of the twins were asleep when we got home and it was summer she parked on the street under a tree and left the door open and left them sleeping in their car seats. It was easier then trying to move them into the house and they would have woken up and we were all running arround anyway. One of the girls at work had a baby and i thought that she was crazy she would be sure to get gas on her break so that she didn't have to take the baby in to pay. I was like the car has locks and you won't be gone long. yes I would leave my baby in the car in their car seat while i ran in to pay for gas and i would put them in the house while i brought groceries in. people worry too much anymore.
2007-09-17 02:31:03 · answer #7 · answered by emiliemai 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2016-12-17 03:17:54 · answer #8 · answered by messenger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have left a child in the car at home in our own driveway. I live in a town not huge not small and its safe in our driveway. However at a gas stattion or store I dont consider that safe and take the children with me if I leave the vehicle.
2007-09-17 00:36:28 · answer #9 · answered by elaeblue 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Leaving a child inside your home is a little bit different.
2007-09-16 23:16:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋