To a new and tragic degree, people are keeping better track of their phones than they are of their kids, particularly the little ones.
An average of two to three children die every week during the summer, left behind in a car. In 2016, three times as many kids died than the year before (most of them 3 years old or younger), even before the summer heat began. A one-year-old recently died when the outside temperature was only 68 degrees.
In every season, know the facts:
- Your child gets hot faster than you do – up to five times faster.
- A closed car can reach a broiling 125 degrees in only minutes.
- Cracking the windows does not slow the heating.
Experts suggest this as a top countermeasure: Continue reading
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