Don't leave your child in the car to Cook.

[Pyrrho]

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It has nothing to do with materialism or valuing one's phone more than one's child.  It has to do with the fact that people forget things.  

Here is a good article on this subject:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/...story.html

It is a bit long, but if you want to understand this sort of thing, you should read it.

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OK, I read it. And I understand the psych behind it but I don't accept it, at least not for me. Here is why.

My son is a human life and an integral part of me (at least at that age). As far as my son was concerned, no amount of stress in my life could have not made him my first priority. Not in or by the car, not in or by the pool, not around the dog,........ His safety became my highest stressor that I attended to. I could have no more put his life in danger than I could have put my own. That's why a say I don't get it, I don't understand it.

If you understood the psychology of it, you would know that it has nothing whatsoever to do with how much you love and value your children.  A memory lapse is not a sign of a lack of affection.

I'm not saying all of these parents should be considered criminals or prosecuted. I'm not saying that stress and memory lapse are not a valid reason for the behavior. I'm not saying I don't have compassion for these parents. But, I still don't understand.

This is not an attack but do you have kids?

No, I do not have children.  I decided at a very early age that I did not want them.  I do not think the world is a fit place for children, and would never intentionally bring a child into it.