The Howard County Health Department offered the following tips to prevent a child being forgotten in a car:
• Start a "Look before you leave routine." Be sure that all occupants leave the vehicle when unloading.
• Place your purse, wallet or cell phone on the back seat as a reminder you have a child in the car.
• Keep a stuffed animal in the car seat; when the child is put in the car seat, place the animal in the front with the driver.
• Have a policy that your child-care provider will call you if your child does not show up for daycare.
• Look into new child reminder technologies that connect wireless car seat alarms to key rings.