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6 Year Old Found Wandering In The Road
A reader sent us this story with the following description: “for your ongoing series on kids wandering in traffic.”
Yep. Another day, another child found strolling down the middle of the street. Ho hum.
This time it was in Amherst, Massachusetts. According to local news reports, “A 6-year-old girl [was] found walking alone in traffic on University Drive Sunday morning.” She was not hurt. Police said “Apparently the child stepped out and walked away from the home.” Parents were called, the kid is home, and there will not be an investigation.
I’m not saying that the kid should be taken away by child services. But why does this happen so often? Maybe it’s because I grew up in a place, The Bronx, where we lock our doors on a regular basis. But locks don’t just keep people out. They can also keep little people, like your kids, in. Or perhaps just a little chat about safety. I’m sure the parents will have one of those after this incident. Luckily it’s not too late.
I know, I’m over-reacting. Or am I? Why can’t people keep their children from playing in traffic?
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Guy Loses Stepson While Buying Drugs | Strollerderby commented on Sep 15 09 at 5:15 pmCitizen Mom commented on Sep 14 09 at 4:11 pmGood grief. either we as parents are over protective hoverers or we’re negligent criminals. Either we are nostalgic for the days when kids ran off and played on their own all day or we are shocked when a child is allowed to walk to school on his/her own. We don’t know what we want or what we value. The good ole days weren’t always so good and now is not a playground of disaster.
I for one will not be casting any stones.
PlumbLucky commented on Sep 15 09 at 7:28 amI won’t cast stones on this one as one of my younger siblings was capable of defeating anything that was done to contain him to the house by the age of six. This included dragging over a chair to get to the hook and eye near the top of the door frame, by the way. Its one thing if its utter negligence, but especially with this child’s age, this doesn’t sound like utter negligence!
Jules commented on Sep 15 09 at 8:36 amWhen I was pregnant with my 2nd child, my neighbor called me and woke me up at about 6:15 one morning. “Did you know Lee was sitting outside on your sidewalk in her pajamas, with her blanket, reading a book?” Um … NO! I leaped out of bed and looked out the front door, which was standing open … and there she sat, cam and peaceful as could be, gently turning the pages of her upside down book with one tiny finger.
Fortunately, we lived on an Air Force base at the time, so the risk of an unattended TWO YEAR OLD was vastly reduced. But this two year old had unlocked and opened the front door for her restful morning reading break.
Manjari commented on Sep 15 09 at 10:35 amJules, that’s unbelievable! I’m sure it was scary for you, but how cute is it that she was quietly reading?
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