Congratulations to you!!

That's what I was taught to do if ever in a situation similar to this - make a scene in a very public location.

Scary stuff there. So glad that the woman noticed, called the cops and got a quick response!

Here's another question for them: Why do you still use it then, if all you do is complain about it?

Such a sad story. I hope that they are able to link the findings and evidence to her disappearance and bring the responsible person to justice. Whatever the outcome, I hope that will bring the parents some peace.

Sounds like not much to be upset about. You can just edit it back to the email address you want displayed. Guess I'll head over to FB now.

Because I am not up for fighting - I don't really get my kicks out of arguing with people over the internet - I will pass on giving you my take on your household and keep those comments to myself. As for your take on my household, my kids have many times taken a chair from one room to another without me hearing it. And our tools are easily accessible, kept in an unlocked tool box in our workroom, as they are used quite frequently on a daily basis. I suppose you'll give me the worst parent of the year award for that one. Not only am I willing to reprimand them, I warn them of repercussions beforehand. Sometimes that includes a spanking. And while I do understand the laws of gravity, not every toddler does. And that's the whole point of this. Toddlers don't understand the laws of gravity. So even if these parents had locks and the toddler figured out how to get through them, the parents aren't to blame. They did what they could. If there were no locks, then yes, we can say that they should have had locks on the windows, but even that is not a guarantee. Either scenario, these poor parents are likely already beating themselves up for letting this happen to their child. They don't need the public saying they're neglectful and deserve to be trashed because of it.

Well kudos to the parent of the year. You've figured out how to effectively keep your child 100% safe when no other parent can do the same. Where should I send your award? Because toddler or not, my boys know how to drag a chair somewhere when they want to get at something too high. They also know how to use pliers - have since a young age because we allow our children to help us with projects and make them feel like they're doing something useful.

Leaving keys in front of an outlet, probably not an accident. Does that mean that every child who sticks keys or something else metal in an outlet found it on the floor in front of the outlet? Unlikely. Could have grabbed it out of mom's purse, or dad's jacket, or a butter knife from the silverware drawer. Letting your kids play on the freeway? That just doesn't make sense at all and can't be compared to this situation. Window locks are a great idea - but they're not fool proof and children can learn to get through them. And honestly, how do you know that this house didn't have locks that the child was able to get through? Sure, it's unlikely that they had locks because honestly most people don't. But you don't know for sure because the article gives no details. Childproofing gives parents a false sense of security. Yes, it should be done, but you also have to understand that it doesn't always work. Kids are very smart and resourceful. In addition to childproofing, you need to teach your children the dangers that can happen. Life happens. Accidents happen. I sincerely hope that nothing ever happens to your children, but in the event that something does happen that *gasp* could have been prevented, I hope that you have the sympathy of your loved ones to get you through, and not some jerk telling you that you are a neglectful parent.

Do you keep your kids in a bubble, too? Accidents happen. Yes, this one could have been prevented with the locks. But even those don't always work. Kids are pretty smart and can get through locks. Have some sympathy.