You have a six year old child with you in your car. You have just parked so you can collect a prescription from the chemist. You should: You have a six year old child with you in your car. You have just parked so you can collect a prescription from the chemist. You should:

• A. Ask an older person sitting nearby to watch the child.
• B. Leave the child in the car.
• C. Take the child with you.
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  The correct answer is C

   

  Correct. Leaving a child in the car is dangerous for a number of reasons. The child may play with the controls, inadvertently releasing the handbrake, for example, or in summer it may suffer heat exhaustion.