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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In MD, a child should be 8 years old to be left unaccompanied in a car.  Someone else might know the law for DC and VA; I don't.  (Googleable, though.)

That said, OP, since you see the child is not in danger, why would you even consider reporting the mother?  Our unattended child laws typically are vague or overbroad, resulting in foolish, misguided enforcement.

A call about this automatically gets the police and CPS called in to interfere with the mother's parental rights.  CPS is a frighteningly powerful agency which can cause tremendous trouble and heartache for the entire family for months and years afterward.

Moreover, the amount of trauma you could put a child in (by  getting her taken unnecessarily into the foster care system) is far, far worse than checking on her casually with a dose of common sense.

If she's fine, leave well enough alone, or at most speak to mom of your fears, although at that point it's NOYB.  Just know that CPS is not going to help in a benign situation like this, only harm.  The cops?  Same-same.  I vote MYOB if you can't be helpful.

If the extent of our collective concern about kids in cars is whether to become a phone informant or a social media shamer, let's just... not.  Sharing isn't caring unless there's a bona fide problem.  This doesn't appear to be one.[/quote]

you bumped to post this? let this thread die!  :evil: [/quote]

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