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The problem with all this is that no one can define the "gray" area. The above is an "extremist" statement that you know is just silly. However, I actually have a hard time sleeping--I wake every couple of hours although my children have always slept through the night (perhaps I worry too much). I can hear them if they cough, gag, choke, etc--that is the point of having them nearby.

The point of this whole topic isn't about 100% supervision--that is a bit far-fetched (even for an attachment parent). The point is that an unsupervised, unattended child inside a car (locked or not) is asking for trouble. Children can (and will) wiggle and strangle themselves in the seat-belts (or even get out, fiddle with the keys, locks, or whatever else you have in the car). The air is often uncirculated, too cold or too hot.