Soapbox Rant: DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN IN CARS

Today I visited a WIC center that I will be volunteering at.  I had a great meeting with an RD and left feeling excited to start my volunteer work.  As I was unlocking my car, I heard a baby cry.  I was at WIC, so I thought it was maybe a stroller passing by.  I looked around and didn't see any sign of a stroller.  I suddenly realized it was coming from the truck next to me.  The windows were tinted but there was definitely a baby in a baby carrier in the back seat.  I felt weird looking into the windows, but something did not feel right.  This baby was most certainly unattended.  I felt uncomfortable but decided to air on the side of caution.  I went back into the WIC center to tell the RD I met that there was an unattended baby in the car next to me.  

I told her and we headed outside to investigate.  A man that had been at WIC (I don't know if he heard me) beat us to the car, got inside, and drove off.  I'm assuming he was the father.  The RD thanked me for informing her of what happened and was as appalled as I was.  If you have children someday, please never ever leave them in the car.  According to Safe Kids USA, 23 children have already died after being left in cars this year.  In fact a child can die from heat stroke on a 72-degree day.  A child’s body can heat up five times faster than an adult’s.  Today it happened to be around 74 degrees.  So if you ever see or hear signs of a child from inside a car, DO SOMETHING! Maybe you end up dealing with an angry parent or feel foolish, but it's better than reading about the loss of a child in the newspaper the next day. 

http://www.safekids.org/safety-basics/safety-guide/kids-in-and-around-cars/never-leave-your-child-alone.html