Mom confessions: my kids sleep alone in the car

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It's time for a Mom Confession -- because, let's face it, we're real mothers and sometimes it doesn't work the way the parenting books say it should.

This Week's Confession:

In comfortable weather, during the day, I let my kids nap in the car in the driveway if they fall asleep on the way home from somewhere. We live in a two-stoplight town with very low crime rates. I park the car in the driveway where I can see it from the house and lock the doors. I go out every five minutes or so to peek in at them and check the temperature inside the van to make sure it's not too warm or too cool for them. But some people (my mom) still think it's terrible that I do this. I check on them so much and they're all locked up that they're probably safer in there than in their bedrooms! -- anonymous

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Written by Brittny Drye for CafeMom's Toddler Buzz


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I'm Going to Disney Without My Children

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I Hate Reading Children's Books

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I Hate My Neighbor's Kid

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I Sleep While My Kid Is Up

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I Throw Away My Kid's Artwork

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