Father charged after leaving son in car

A father is due to appear in court after he left his young son in a car and his toddler at his southwest Sydney home.

Police broke into the 42-year-old man's car after he left his three-year-old inside while he entered a Yagoona licensed premises on Saturday afternoon.

It will also be alleged the man had left his two-year-old son unsupervised at his Yagoona home.

The man has been refused bail and charged with leaving a child in motor vehicle causing distress, neglecting a child in his care and resisting arrest.