Yesterday
I mocked an infant alarm system designed to keep people from forgetting their kids in the car. I figured, "How often do responsible parents do that?" Well, elmomma23 pointed us toward
an article on this, and apparently, about three dozen kids die in overheated cars annually. Ugh. I really sat up when I read,
"'The biggest danger is that people think they wouldn't do it,' said
Janette Fennell, president of Kids and Cars, a Kansas advocacy organization
that tracks non-traffic-related child auto deaths." See, my motto as a parent is "Never say never." In other words, I truly hope I ain't next.
So check it out, and notice how it says that sleep deprivation can be a factor in memory loss. In fact, according to a sleep researcher, "Going 24 hours without sleep or sleeping only four to five hours a
night for a week is equivalent -- in terms of impairing your performance --
to having a blood alcohol level of 0.1." Sigh. Apparently I'm at least buzzed all the time. Now I'm going to go give my kid a big hug.
