Well, my experience today,walking back from pre-school with dd2 fairly close to our house,find a little girl standing on the corner of the road, looking upset, no coat on. I wait near her for a bit, look up both roads to see if I can see anyone, no one about. I ask her if she's O.K., can't understand reply. Ask her where her Mummy is, no reply. Ask her where her house is, she points and says "round dorner". I say can you show me where your house is. She starts to walk, we go too, twice I have to stop her from going into the road (our road isn't that busy but cars do drive too fast). We walk about 8 houses up the road and then a man (Daddy) comes out of his front garden, the girl walks past him into the house. I say 'is she yours?",yes, I explain how far away she was, his reply, 'thats what happens when your naughty isn't it ***" whilst lokking at the girl in the doorway. And then turns away! And that was it!! No thanks, no we were worried, nothing. I'm really not after praise, but if my dds had got out at this age, about early 2's I'd say I'd be frantic and really grateful if someone had brought them home. It's so easy for little ones not to be seen between parked cars. It was also freezing today and she had no coat. It just makes me mad that people can be so nonchalont about this. Any thoughts....?