Originally Posted by Quattro Pete
Originally Posted by Char Baby
I am with those who can't believe how people can forget their children in the vehicle.
Google link in the OP gives an explanation of why/how it happens:
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Forgotten Baby Syndrome is the medical explanation for how a parent can walk away from a car without realizing their child remains inside. Dr. David Diamond, a professor of psychology, molecular pharmacology, and physiology at the University of South Florida, Tampa, spends time researching the neurobiology of FBS. According to Dr. Diamond, each day people perform tasks that become routine, involving little conscious thought and are therefore governed by a part of the brain called the motor cortex. A good example is driving home from work each day using the same route. Eventually, we can do it seemingly without thinking. Dr. Diamond explains, "in effect, our motor memory frees us up to think about the future while completing the task at hand."
Then there is the part of the brain responsible for making a clear decision, for example, to stop at the store on your way home from work. This is called the hippocampus, and it controls the cognitive portion of our brains. Dr. Diamond explains that in FBS, the motor memory part of our brain competes against the cognitive part of the brain, overruling it. In this example, that would mean leaving work with the intent of stopping at the store and then finding yourself in your garage having forgotten that you intended to make a stop elsewhere. This phenomenon happens as a normal part of our brain's function and not because there is something wrong with our brain structure.
In the case of FBS, two things often happen. First, a caregiver varies from their normal routine. For example, a caregiver that does not usually transport a child to daycare may do so on this day. They then drive to work as normal, the motor cortex out-thinking the cognitive brain and leading the parent to completely forget their child is in the back. They go about their day with no recollection of their intent to drop a child off and looking forward to seeing the child in the evening.
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Medical mumbo jumbo made up for people acting NEGLIGENTLY....
Today I had this moron.... And I mean moron "father" with his two year old wandering around away from him by over 30 plus feet... Little one starts going towards my hot grill smoking my pork ribs for dinner... I had to stop the little one from getting hurt... Because his numbnuts father was such a blanking airhead... That moron should not raise a guinea pig.
That moron should have been far closer to his child... What if someone else had a dog and it maybe not the most friendly... And there's that a large a distance between them... He should have been within 2-3 steps of his child... Not 30 blanking feet plus... Cannot fix this kind of foolishness.
For the record... My sister was a moron at times... For certain. I saw my 3 year old niece wander 150 ft plus totally out of sight one time at a cookout at Newport News park... My sister too busy talking and not paying any attention to her own daughter... That was stupid too. And my sister did that kind of thing a good bit too often.
