It's hard to believe with all of the cars stolen with children inside that people would still leave their children alone in the car. Children are kidnapped from vehicles. Sometimes they are even able to get to the place of putting the car in gear and being hurt and/or hurting others.

On a hot day or a very cold day, the stories are legion of children dying from the exposure. Besides all of this, most children are afraid to be left alone. This creates mental trauma for the child. Car seats and seat belts were never intended to be miniature jails for our children. People can't leave their vehicle for a short enough time to be safe while they run in to pay a bill or pick up an item or two.

In another direction, accounts have often been seen where parents or other adults have left their child in a locked running car and realized that they had no way to open the doors. The poor child has had to sit a wait while someone is called who can come and gain access to the car.

Let's not even go down the road of the child swallowing something toxic that was left in the seat of the car. Or, the possibility that he or she will choke or be strangled while the adult is away by some item thought harmless. It's never a good idea to leave your child alone in the car. The world is too dangerous to assume that everything will be ok everytime.

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