Seriously thoughtful 11 Yr old invents gaget to keep parents from leaving babies in hot cars

[crich70]

Saw this talked about at another Message board I'm a member of and thought I'd pass it on.

Article

Parenting is a long period of anxiety punctuated by moments of sheer terror. Parenting a baby is a particularly stressful time because a child is at a very physically vulnerable point and the parent may be inexperienced in caring for children.

Parents strap their babies and toddlers into car seats and drive. On rare occasions, a parent may forget that a young child is in the back and accidentally leave him/her in the car alone.

In hot summer weather, this can kill a child.

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[cromag]

Cool!

My kids survived me long enough to get to college, but when I charge my cell phone inside the car's console I still leave it behind until (hours later) I need to make a call. This would serve that purpose, as well!

[crich70]

A good point I suppose. People do leave many things in cars. I have a friend whose youngest daughter (now grown and married) once left some crayons in the car. I understand it was quite a mess to clean up.