u/Cute-Gain-9594

Parent here, long-time lurker. Every summer there are police warnings about kids left in parked cars as temperatures climb, and a couple of recent cases really stuck with me.

One stat surprised me: studies suggest roughly 1 in 4 parents in this region admit to having left a child in a car at some point. Not negligence — it’s a known memory-lapse failure, the same mechanism that makes you walk into a room and forget why.

Idea I’ve been sketching: a sticker on the child’s car seat + an app. Park and walk away, your phone alarms — the only way to stop it is physically tapping the sticker or confirming “I checked, my child is safe.” No response, and it alerts your partner and emergency contacts with your location.

Ran a small number of questions with people I know — most were surprised by the stat, but most also said “not for me.” A good chunk said they’d consider it for a nanny, driver, or grandparent though.

Genuinely asking, no agenda:

\*\*•\*\* Parents — useful or overkill?
\*\*•\*\* More for yourself, or for someone else who drives your kids?
\*\*•\*\* Non-parents — would that stat surprise you too?

Not selling anything, this is pre-product. Brutal honesty welcome — “this is dumb” is more useful than polite agreement

Parent here, long-time lurker. Every summer there are police warnings about kids left in parked cars as temperatures climb, and a couple of recent cases really stuck with me.

One stat surprised me: studies suggest roughly 1 in 4 parents in this region admit to having left a child in a car at some point. Not negligence — it’s a known memory-lapse failure, the same mechanism that makes you walk into a room and forget why.

Idea I’ve been sketching: a sticker on the child’s car seat + an app. Park and walk away, your phone alarms — the only way to stop it is physically tapping the sticker or confirming “I checked, my child is safe.” No response, and it alerts your partner and emergency contacts with your location.

Ran a small informal survey with people I know — most were surprised by the stat, but most also said “not for me.” A good chunk said they’d consider it for a nanny, driver, or grandparent though.

Genuinely asking, no agenda:

\*\*•\*\* Parents — useful or overkill?
\*\*•\*\* More for yourself, or for someone else who drives your kids?
\*\*•\*\* Non-parents — would that stat surprise you too?

Not selling anything, this is pre-product. Brutal honesty welcome — “this is dumb” is more useful than polite agreement

Parent here, long-time lurker. Every summer there are police warnings about kids left in parked cars as temperatures climb, and a couple of recent cases really stuck with me.

One stat surprised me: studies suggest roughly 1 in 4 parents in this region admit to having left a child in a car at some point. Not negligence — it’s a known memory-lapse failure, the same mechanism that makes you walk into a room and forget why.

Idea I’ve been sketching: a sticker on the child’s car seat + an app. Park and walk away, your phone alarms — the only way to stop it is physically tapping the sticker or confirming “I checked, my child is safe.” No response, and it alerts your partner and emergency contacts with your location.

Ran a small informal survey with people I know — most were surprised by the stat, but most also said “not for me.” A good chunk said they’d consider it for a nanny, driver, or grandparent though.

Genuinely asking, no agenda:

**•** Parents — useful or overkill?
**•** More for yourself, or for someone else who drives your kids?
**•** Non-parents — would that stat surprise you too?

Not selling anything, this is pre-product. Brutal honesty welcome — “this is dumb” is more useful than polite agreement