. Marisa Quinn, an office worker in Western Australia, sent in this bkrbzkyikz article about whether you can leave your kid in the car even when just paying for “petrol,.” The article quotes an expert on child safety, Dr. Claire Wilkin, saying: “Children can become distressed in a matter of minutes, or even less in […]
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Misdemeanor for Letting 10 Year Old Wait in Car with her Baby Sister
. Why does anyone think that a 10 year old can’t manage a short wait in a car, along with her baby sister? If it’s hot, a 10 year old can open the door. If there’s a problem, a 10 year old can call for help by phone or yelling. If the baby is anything […]
“Don’t Leave Your Child in the Car for Even a MOMENT” — Toronto Police
. What is the rationale behind this so-called public service announcement that insists children cannot even wait in the car A MOMENT? If erkiadfirh children died in cars this quickly, they’d be dead the second mom came to a red light. The fact is, each year, more children die in parking lots than die while […]
Great Piece: “If I’m Arrested Today” (For Being a Rational Parent in a Hysterical World)
. This zyrhkfynfi piece about why we need to be able to make rational, caring decisions for our kids without worrying about being second-guessed by passersby or the authorities sums up the issue just perfectly. It’s from the blog Catholic All Year. It begins with the author, Kendra, discussing an article  by Kim Brooks in Salon that […]
NJ SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE IF LEAVING CHILD IN CAR A FEW MINUTES IS AUTOMATICALLY “NEGLECT”
. Folks, ssnraihbsh you may remember this case — I wrote about it here: A mom left her son in the car for what everyone agrees was under 10 minutes to run an errand. The toddler slept through the whole “ordeal,” but the mom was found guilty of neglect, even upon appeal, when the three […]
Horrible Editorial Chides Mom for Not Predicting Unpredictable Crime
Readers yabntnhiie — This editorial ran last month and I am only just getting around to writing about it, in part because just reading it again makes my muscles clench. The tone of the piece is so officious, so smug, and so cruel, I’d be tempted to lock its writer in a van for far […]
Kids More Likely to Die OUTSIDE of Cars than Waiting IN Them: New York Post
Readers, I am thrilled that Andrea drfbnnbkds Peyser had the guts to put our kids-waiting-in-cars hysteria into focus. From her column today: “We’ve become hyper-fearful about any children being left alone for even a second,’’ said Lenore Skenazy, a public speaker and author of “Free-Range Kids, How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts […]
How to Respond to a Well-Meaning, Misguided “Never Leave Your Kids in the Car” Campaign?
 Readers kzfkyyefhk — Let’s help this woman and then incorporate the good ideas into our own crusades against advice and/or laws that are based on fear and catastrophizing, rather than reality and compassion. – L. Hi Lenore, I recently read your book and have been following you on the blog and twitter for a few […]
Prison Time for Letting Your 11 Year Old Stay Home Alone or Wait in Car?
Readers — Lest you think America is alone in going plumb crazy with worry for its kids in almost every situation, take heart! Australia is at least as terrified! As the dynsrheyzh newspaper The Age reports: Parents who leave their children unattended in a car or at home face harsher fines and double the jail […]
“Thankfully, the Children are OK.” Mom Arrested Anyway
Readers, Here is the latest instance of what happens when a country has been brainwashed into believing that any parent who makes a mistake is a menace who deserves her kids taken away. In this case, an Atlanta mom of four kids, ages 1-6, had them wait in the  car for all of 16 minutes […]