My other half and I willingly opted into a four-hour car journey with our two small kids recently. “Madness!”, I hear you cry, and you’d be right. You see, we had forgotten that we parents sometimes trick our brains into conjouring up these perfect, romantic situations that include our kids – and thought that a road […]
10 years ago
In the midst of every heatwave, we hear worrying reports of people leaving kids and dogs locked in cars while they go about their business. No matter how much media attention these upsetting stories get – or no matter how many fatalities occur as a result of leaving little beings trapped in soaring heat unattended […]
10 years ago
I had a stark reminder this morning of how small, innocent and potentially at risk my four-year-old is. We pulled up in the car to his pre-school, outside on the path as the carpark was full. Jacob normally jumps out and stands by the car while waiting for me to shut the door and lock […]
10 years ago
Just how much risk are we putting our kids in by leaving them unattended in the car for a couple of minutes? I’m not talking about leaving them there while you head off to do your weekly shop – I’m talking about the odd occassion when the kids are asleep in the back of the […]
11 years ago