It’s a parent’s worst nightmare. Locking a child in the car by mistake. Maybe you left the car running, or you turned the engine off. Whatever the case, you opened the driver’s side door, absent-mindedly engaged the car locks, got out, and shut the door. That’s precisely when the cold chill ran up your backbone.
A recent article states that there are very few more stressful situations than locking a young child like a toddler or a baby inside your vehicle. The stress will be compounded dramatically if it happens during a hot summer’s afternoon as the temperature inside the car can rise at a rapid, very dangerous rate. [Read more…]