Being the parent who stays home and does 98% of the child care - I’ve forgotten before that my daughter ISN’T in the car with me.  I’ve gotten out of the car and just automatically headed to the backseat to get her out.  We are such creatures of habit that I can understand how someone who doesn’t typically have the child in the backseat could forget.  So sad.

how does someone especially a new mother go all day and not call the day care at least once to see how their child is? I just dont understand, I would have called the day care 3 times a day! especially for a 4 month old.

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I don’t believe that this mom is somehow uncaring or negligent because she didn’t call the daycare all day.  Not everyone is the same when it comes to parenting. As your child gets older are you going to call the school 3 times a day, after all he could get in a fight, get left on the school bus, or leave the school after attendance was checked.  So what you are saying is that you called your daycare 3 times a day everyday until he was…..5 years old.  Be realistic people accidents happen that is what make them accidents. Do you think for one second that mom wouldn’t have called if she had known this accident might take place. I just hate to hear be judge what they would do if it was them.

I myself was a VERY sleep deprived mother. I’m not saying these people do it on purpose, but how can you NOT know or remember your child is in the car? I have a son that is 1 years old and I cannot even imagine losing him. All I have to say is that there are too many children being left in cars! This has got to stop! Something has to be done about it! You know, the child is helpless, the adult is the one that’s supposed to protect them. It’s so heartwrenching to hear another child has died from lack of knowledge.

I’m with Latisha.  I was a mom who worked full time for a time, and also stayed home with my second child.  In both circumstances, EVERY time I drove, and I mean EVERY time, about two minutes into my drive a roller coaster sweeping feeling would hit me- ‘where are those children- what am I doing?”  And I would check the car seat.  It’s called parental instinct.  I suppose some people don’t have that, and that’s unfortunate, but I could never have gone even several minutes without that mental check “where are my kids?”

My kids are teens now and I STILL do that.  Drives them nuts, but I don’t care.

I can’t understand how a parent could forget a child. I’m a daycare provider and I transport my kids when I pick up the older ones. I drive a 15 passenger van. I get all the kids out and and in the center. I go back and get in search every row. I don’t even just check the windows. What is there was a lil one bent down and Ide close the door. For the parent who would have called 3 times. I’m licenced for 16 kids. If all the parents called three times a day, I would have no time left for the kids. Plus who wants there kids watched by someone who’s on the phone all day. They make devices for baby careseats now that alert you if there still in the car when the engines turned off. Great show gift to keep in mind.

I feel sorry for the mother. I agree that calling day care a few time a day is not practical. As a parent, though your child is number 1 priority, but we need to respect day care right as well. However, I believe that day care is obligated to call the parents when the child has not been drop off. I’d notify them every time if I will not drop my child off. But if the parents don’t call, the day care should call to check. This sad news would not happen if the day care did that. It should be a policy.
As a mom, I don’t think I could forget about my child in the back seat even with her sleeping quitely. I don’t know how can a father forgot.