A guy I work with got those parent-voice alarms when he discovered that his kids never even woke up to the regular smoke alarm.

"I think the last thing any parent would do is hear the fire alarm, get out of the house, and leave the kids to fend for themselves. "

Sorry, but this is the kind of thinking that gets kids injured and killed regularly.

You are NOT going to be right beside all of your kids every minute of every day.

In this case think Babysitters. In my experience, most parents (not all, but most) seem to select their babysitters with less care than they do a pair of socks. They go with either the closest or the cheapest. That tends to be the 12+ girl from down the street.

So, what if the Don'tHearIt Syndrome applies to the teenaged sitter? Are you going to pick up from your theatre seat that your home smoke alarm is going off? If your ESP does kick in, are you going to rush right home through the crowd that is leaving the stadium and get the kids out of your house, an hour away with light traffic?

Come on, folks, get real! You're on this site to deal with real life under all conditions, not just the ones you pick and choose.

Sue