re: There are bad days and terrible days; 2 year old dead after being left in a car

Yeah but many times these are truly tragic, horrible accidents.


Rear facing child seats...can't see the child so easily in the rearview mirror. Kids sleeping in car seats...don't hear them.


Like you said, all it takes is one thing out of their usual routine to throw things off. These incidents have happened to people of all walks of life as well. Think of how many times you are driving to work on basic autopilot and you don't even really remember the drive there. Same principle.



This has happened so much to people that they recommend parents leave something they will need(work ID, cell phone, purse, one of their shoes, whatever) always in the backseat. That way it is routine that they are checking the backseat once they get to work. They also recommend placing a stuffed animal in the child's carseat. And when the child is in the carseat...stuffed animal goes in front seat or on dash, take child out of seat...animal goes in seat. This way the parent associates that stuffed animal with their child being in the backseat.