Since we shared this graphic one month ago, 9 additional children have died of heatstroke in vehicles. In ONE month. That’s a total of 13 to this point in 2014–13 too many. Please share this graphic on Facebook without judgement. We can all forget when we’re exhausted and overworked.
- Have your childcare call you when your child doesn’t show up that day
- Keep your wallet AND cell phone in the back seat
- Always look in the back seat when getting out of the car
- Keep a shoe in the back seat
- If your child is missing, check your pool first, then your vehicle
- Do what it takes!
Similar to a tether that one uses on a treadmill; take a rope, ribbon or cloth strap and secure it to the car seat and tie it to your belt or purse. If you get out of the car and forget the child, you will know because you will be tethered to them.
Good idea, Mark. Instead of tying something to the carseat or yourself, I would suggest tying a purse to an unused seat belt. Crash forces can be so severe that if you’re tethered to a carseat, your weight can affect its performance.
I leave my purse on the floor of the back seat when I have my children with me, and when I do not have my children with me, I put my groceries or purse in the car seat. That puts me in the mode, to go and open my back door each time I get into and out of my car.
Who the hell forgets they have kids in the back seat! I’ve never had to leave my purse or other things so I wouldn’t forget! I’d damn sure forget my phone or purse before my child thats a terrible excuse for lazy parent who didn’t want to deal with taking there children in with them where ever the heck they went! REALLY who the hell forgets they had children!