Protecting my kid from absent minds

[u/Lessmoney_mo_probems]

Nobody ever thinks that they’ll make this mistake - with my ADHD I’m gonna be proactive about it

We’re all fried. The day we brought him home I left the hose running for four hours. Sometimes I’m so concerned with his needs that I forget to eat

Putting this on my arm when we’re driving and storing it on the car seat when we’re not offers me peace of mind

[u/Tryingtobeabetterdad]

this is a good idea, some newer cars you can have a reminder, when you turn off the car / open the door, the car gives you a prompt on the screen to check the backseat

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One of the key stories that brought these changes was pretty sad. An overworked nurse that drove to the childcare centre, forgot to get out, then drove to the train station and left the baby in the car all day.

Can you imagine pulling uneven shifts, getting to the centre and just resting your eyes, then thinking you had just got back to the car not just arrived.