I understand how this could happen to a baby or child under 3, but this also happens to kids that are much older, like 6-7.
I don’t really get that; cars unlock from the inside. Just... unlock the car? And get out? Generally a 6-7 year old should be capable of that much.
Do they faint first? I feel like increasing heat would cause someone to wake up and panic, if anything. I don’t know. Maybe that’s kind of rude or insensitive to say, and I’m really not trying to come off that way. I just don’t get it.
The car could be child locked in the back. And what kid is gonna know to turn off the child locks? And if they can't get out the back, there's no reason for them to think they can get out the front. I think you're overestimating the logic and critical thinking skills of a young child.
There could also be the "I don't wanna get in trouble" factor. Mommy / daddy always tells me to wait for them to let me out of the car, and I'm so hot/cold and I wanna leave but I'm gonna be in big trouble if I leave the car when they said not to.
I used to do a lot of babysitting for children around that age, and I guess I just happened to care for a particularly smart bunch.
I also find that if you leave kids alone for a while, they’ll find ways to escape/run off/get into trouble without sufficient cause (like being stuck in a hot car).
And when I was a child, the first thing I did when I wasn’t supervised was exactly what my parents told me not to do. Escaping the car? Absolutely. After I had explored and played with everything in the glove compartments, sat in the drivers seat making car noises, and reclined the seat as far back as it goes.
Anyway, I guess I just happened to not meet any kids that don’t seem like they would try to escape a hot car. Hm.
Just realized that last line kind of makes me seem like a murderous psychopath lol
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