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[quote=Anonymous]In my state the law is 8. My older DD (11) probably would have been fine before that but I didn’t do it. My younger DD (7.5) doesn’t seem ready.

Recently there was a news story about a 3 year old climbing into a front seat and accidentally shifting the car out of park and killing someone. The risk of accidentally moving the car or getting hurt is low but I wouldn’t leave a kid that young and definitely wouldn’t leave the car running. Even with my 11 year old I’ve never left the car running while she’s in it. The first time I left her alone in the car (8) I parked in the spot in front of a small deli where I could see her and she could see me while I was in line. I left the window open a bit and the deli door was open so she could also call out to me if needed. Nonetheless, a woman felt the need to come inside and ask me if I knew it was illegal to leave my child in the car. I told her she’s 8, which is allowed. I would like to leave my younger one in the car at the grocery store while returning my cart - statistically the odds of her getting hurt in the parking lot are a bigger risk than her being in the car while I return the cart. I try to park close to cart returns for this reason. [/quote]

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