Washington Post article

[dimity_blue]

Someone on a messageboard posted about an article she'd read. The article was about parents who'd accidentally left their child in their car on a hot day...and the child paid the price.

The article covers how a parent could do this. We've all had moments when we go into 'automatic mode', and sometimes, that's all it takes.

The article itself is here. It's seriously heartbreaking. You may need to register to read it (it's free to register).

There's also a page on ways to prevent this happening: here.

Some of the suggestions are to put something you'll need for work on the floor of the back seat, near the child or to keep a large teddy bear in the child's car seat when it's not occupied. When the child goes into the seat, put the teddy bear up front in the passenger seat. It's a visual reminder that anytime the teddy bear is in the passenger seat, the child is in the back.

Anyway, I thought I'd pass it on.