How many of us have left a child alone in a car? Some people think, “I just need a minute to run in and do something.” But that minute often takes more than 60 seconds. I know it takes time to buckle a child into a car seat just to turn around and unbuckle them a few minutes later. My daughter-in-law is very picky (as she should be) about making sure the seat, buckles, and straps are all just right and that takes time. But she also knows it’s very important to get the child in and out each and every time and to do so in a safe manner.
WebMD states that more than 600 U.S. children have died from being left alone in a hot car. Christopher McStay, MD, an emergency room doctor and assistant professor of emergency medicine at New York University Langone Medical Center, states, “It…
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