You just buckled your kid into the car seat after they fought and cried and made it take several minutes longer than normal. You get in the drivers seat and go to open your gps to realize you left your phone in the house. What do?

If we are at home, I leave them in the car because our car is about 10 feet from the door and I just keep it on and lock it up. When we were in our apartment, I would definitely take them back out because we lived on the third floor and parking was always pretty far. Luckily my husband works from home so 99% of the time he is there and able to run it back out to me.

I feel like my personal situation is borderline. I take my son out of his seat every time, maybe if I had a key fob which could lock him in with the car on I might choose differently but I don’t. I have a driveway but can’t go inside through my garage- my front door is about 30 feet away around a corner

my car is directly outside the door so personally i would run in and get it but if i lived in an apartment or if my car was further from my house i would get him out.

I would go quickly by myself only if it took less than 3 mins *and* it was not scorching hot. Otherwise, with all the pain, I would unbuckle them and take them.

I park on a driveway, on a quiet street. I’d run back. In fact I often forget one thing or another. Or I put the kids in before I pack the car (less likely to have escapees that way.. although I do pile everything up at the door so I’m not hunting around for anything).

If I had to park like further away from my house though I’d either just leave the phone or I’d be unbuckling.

My car is in the garage so I would leave them and go get it

if i have to i just lift the whole car seat out of the car (my guy is little). ain't no way i'm taking him out of the car seat for 2 seconds

oh, that's tough ♥ (i've definitely raced back into the house if it's something i know will be fast... i try to avoid it though)

I open my sunroof, lock the doors take the keys with me and run inside

I would pick up the car seat and bring her in , not risking someone kidnapping my child .

Depends. Do I need the phone? It says pull up gps and if so, that means I can't leave it bc idk where I'm going. So I would run back in, but my vehicle is right by the back door. If I lived in an apartment or had to park on the street then I would unbuckle the kid and take them in with me

I would say depends on where you live and the child’s age. Is it safe enough to leave them for 1-2 minutes

Do what you feel comfortable with, who cares what we would do.

House in safe quiet street, I'd leave child with door open or windows down and run in quickly.
Apartment or sketchy neighborhood, take child out and go get the phone.

Not sure why this is a question. You do what you think is right.

Personally no. I would HATE to have someone nosey call CPS or Police on me because I ran back in to get my phone that took 1-2 mins. In the US, leaving a child in a car for any amount of time is illegal. It may very state to state.

Just don't want that hassel. Tots get why some do it.