Stupid question, but can I leave my baby in the car for this?

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Anonymous wrote:Also, the LAW is:

§5-801 states that it is a CRIME to leave a child younger than 8 years old unattended, locked or confined to a home, car, building or other enclosure without proper supervision.

Within 30 feet, you can see the car and your kid so the baby is supervised. Please leave the baby and walk your toddler to the door.

You do realize the LAW varies from place to place, right? Or are you so stupid you believe this is a federal law?

It is perfectly legal where I live.

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Anonymous wrote:Hello positional asphyxiation.

That…has nothing to do with OP being in the car or not.

Correct. However how would it feel to come back and gone baby had shifted while you’re away?

Probably the same as how I’d feel if the baby’s head shifted while I was driving on the highway and had no way of knowing. Should I hire a chauffeur and sit in the backseat next to the baby at all times? JFC

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, the LAW is:

§5-801 states that it is a CRIME to leave a child younger than 8 years old unattended, locked or confined to a home, car, building or other enclosure without proper supervision.

Within 30 feet, you can see the car and your kid so the baby is supervised. Please leave the baby and walk your toddler to the door.

The key is PROPER supervision. If your baby is in a car and you walking to school, how are you even taking care of the baby's needs?

And god forbid you ever SLEEP when the baby is in your house. How can you take cere of his needs when you aren’t even AWAKE?

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this was my situation when #2 was born. DD1 was 4 and in preschool. DD2 was a winter baby and even then I would take the bucket seat out every time and walk her down to her school door.

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Google Lenore Skenazy.

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I’ve walked further to return the grocery cart. You’re all alarmists!

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Anonymous wrote:If you pulled up to the front of your apartment complex with a car full of groceries and twin infants in the car and had to walk down two flights of stairs to get to your front door, how would you get the groceries and the kids in the apartment safely without leaving the kids alone?

This is not a theoretical question, it's a real thing. Some might say you have to order groceries delivered or you have to have someone watch the kids when you go shopping. Those are obvious viable solutions, but assume neither is possible. What would you do?

I would put the kids in the apartment, before getting the groceries.

That seems like a no brainer and completely unrelated to this. But while I might or might not leave my infant in the situation OP describes (I am unclear about what the parking lot is like) I wouldn't judge someone who did. But someone who left their infants in a car on the street and went inside a building? That's totally different and not at all safe.

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Anonymous wrote:It's crazy to me all the people on this thread who are like "I'd call the cops on you" when, if their main concern is the child's safety, they could instead offer to keep an eye on the baby while OP walked her toddler safely to the door. Look, problem solved without needing to open a CPS file on a perfectly decent parent.

That's how you know it's nothing to do with child safety and everything to do with judging and undermining moms for sport.

I think that the mom is fine leaving the baby in this situation.

But if you see someone doing something unsafe with their infant, preventing that unsafe act one time doesn't address the problem.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you pulled up to the front of your apartment complex with a car full of groceries and twin infants in the car and had to walk down two flights of stairs to get to your front door, how would you get the groceries and the kids in the apartment safely without leaving the kids alone?

This is not a theoretical question, it's a real thing. Some might say you have to order groceries delivered or you have to have someone watch the kids when you go shopping. Those are obvious viable solutions, but assume neither is possible. What would you do?

You park, take kids inside. Pee. Go get groceries. Ask me how I know?

You left your kids at home unattended? The horror!

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Anonymous wrote:If you pulled up to the front of your apartment complex with a car full of groceries and twin infants in the car and had to walk down two flights of stairs to get to your front door, how would you get the groceries and the kids in the apartment safely without leaving the kids alone?

This is not a theoretical question, it's a real thing. Some might say you have to order groceries delivered or you have to have someone watch the kids when you go shopping. Those are obvious viable solutions, but assume neither is possible. What would you do?

I wouldn't get groceries with them unless another adult was present in car or apartment.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you pulled up to the front of your apartment complex with a car full of groceries and twin infants in the car and had to walk down two flights of stairs to get to your front door, how would you get the groceries and the kids in the apartment safely without leaving the kids alone?

This is not a theoretical question, it's a real thing. Some might say you have to order groceries delivered or you have to have someone watch the kids when you go shopping. Those are obvious viable solutions, but assume neither is possible. What would you do?

I wouldn't get groceries with them unless another adult was present in car or apartment.

Same PP and my concern wouldn't be overheating if the car is running with AC but rather carjacking with kids inside.

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Preschool teacher here to tell you - this is the first of many things you’ll learn to do really well. You could find another parent to drop your daughter, but she will resent the baby for that. Just take the baby in the car seat with you. Everyone does. After drop off, hit the grocery store when you have only one kid with you. That’s no fun with multiples in tow

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Seems like people are a bit divided on this but to clarify a few points: I don't go inside the building and drop-off takes about 30 seconds to 1 mins max. Unfortunately, I can't have a friend stay by the car because drop-off time is rather loose (anywhere from 7:30-8:30) so it is really rare another person is dropping off at the exact same time I am on a regular basis. I haven't made any daycare mom friends yet but once I do, maybe we can coordinate better

You remove both kids from the vehicle. When I was in your position each preschool put out statements on this issue. People even did the walk with twins. If you can't deal with even 1 infant then contact the daycare/preK and request drop off at 7:30 when it commences and some one walk your child in.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m sure nothing would happen but I wouldn’t on principle. Possibly because if I started doing it all I might inadvertently do it in other settings where I would be away from the car for longer.

This. Never leave your kids alone in a car. My kids are all elementary, oldest is 10yo and and I still don’t leave him in the car even when I’m running a quick errand just out of habit. My DCs have started complaining though!

This does not make you the great parent you seem to think. Infantilizing a 10 year old is not good for either of you.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you pulled up to the front of your apartment complex with a car full of groceries and twin infants in the car and had to walk down two flights of stairs to get to your front door, how would you get the groceries and the kids in the apartment safely without leaving the kids alone?

This is not a theoretical question, it's a real thing. Some might say you have to order groceries delivered or you have to have someone watch the kids when you go shopping. Those are obvious viable solutions, but assume neither is possible. What would you do?

You park, take kids inside. Pee. Go get groceries. Ask me how I know?

You left your kids at home unattended? The horror!

Oh shut up.