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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yikes, this is all really disheartening. Trust me, I am not a “mommy martyr”, and in general I think that a lot of expectations on parents are way too high. But not leaving a young child (or children) alone in a car seems like a no-brainer. It’s disturbing there are posters bragging about doing this. We get it, you’re an irresponsible parent - why is that something you seem proud of? Is it more hassle to bring the kid in with you? Sure. But oh well, that’s going to happen sometimes. [/quote]

OP’s kid is 7.  That means he’s in 2nd grade.  If you can’t leave your 2nd grader alone in car for 10 minutes, it’s either because they have profound special needs, or more likely it means that you are absolutely failing as a parent.

And everyone needs to be real - I’m not looking up the dumb@$$ arbitrary laws of whatever state I happen to be in before I use *my own judgement* to determine what I think my child can handle before I pop into a store for a few minutes.

Some of you really need to grow a spine.[/quote]

I’m convinced the mom who keeps sharing the story of bringing her tantruming toddler into a preschool pickup doesn’t actually have any kids 7 or older because she seems very out of touch with parenting kids this age.[/quote]

Well aren’t you a fool then. You think parents all leave their kids in cars everywhere? Do you live anywhere near kids?  My kids are 8, 10, and 14. The vast majority of parents take their kids with them and don’t leave them in running cars. [/quote]

Running cars no. I agree that was not a great decision. But I have left my 7 year old in the car (locked and shut off) for something small like dropping off a UPS return that just needs a quick barcode scan. Or to walk to the entrance of a building to sign a kid out or camp. It’s totally legal and my kid is like safer or just as safe the car for a few minutes than walking through a parking lot. [/quote]

The OP is about a child left unattended in a vehicle with the engine running.

OP could not be bothered to just shut off the engine that is the problem.

No child is getting some sort of character building experience from that.

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Usually such parents leave the engine running to keep the a/c on. [/quote]

Yes, they could just open the windows. Ten minutes without AC is character building.

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"Temperatures inside a locked car can reach 170 F. They can reach deadly temperatures in 10 minutes. They can reach these temperatures even when the outside air temperature is only in the 60s. Opening the window 2 inches has no affect on the internal temperature. "

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-dangers-of-leaving-children-unattended-in-the-car#:~:text=Temperatures%20inside%20a%20locked%20car,affect%20on%20the%20internal%20temperature.

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