[joglynne]

I'm sorry Arthur but I am another parent who never left their child on its own. I agree that you cannot always be in the same room at all times. In your own home sometimes it's prudent not to wake a sleeping baby to take him to the loo with you.

But.... I have never left my child on his own and gone out with friends relying on my child's safety being covered by one of us checking back periodically. I have never even used a hotels listening/ baby sitting service as I wouldn't trust a stranger to look after my most precious possession let alone my child. I didn't ever considered leaving my child outside a shop, the pram or pushchair maybe but my child went inside with me.

As for your last paragraph I would like to see a link to back up what you say about the pedophiles as I seem to remember that what you say, was in the main, conjecture on the part of the papers, rumours "unearthed" by the investigators hired by the McCanns and just general speculation rather than a established fact.