Toddler Tackle and Lack of Parental Accountability

This story about the 4-year-old pummeled on the sidelines of a recent CSU football game is remarkable. The child, Caden Thomas, is portrayed as a victim-cum-celebrity as the parents make the morning network television circuit. Beyond the light banter and charming close-ups of young Cameron, what’s absent is the discussion of why a preschooler was left unattended so close to the field of play at an NCAA football game. This is no different than leaving a toddler unattended at the side of a major roadway. Mom’s laissez-faire attitude demonstrated during a recent Today Show interview supports the idea that parental accountability is so 20th century.