Based on surveys Barnes collected, the top five worries of parents are, in order:
But how do children really get hurt or killed?
- Kidnapping
- School snipers
- Terrorists
- Dangerous strangers
- Drugs
Why such a big discrepancy between worries and reality? Barnes says parents fixate on rare events because they internalize horrific stories they hear on the news or from a friend without stopping to think about the odds the same thing could happen to their children.
- Car accidents
- Homicide (usually committed by a person who knows the child, not a stranger)
- Abuse
- Suicide
- Drowning
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
5 Worries Parents Should Drop, And 5 They Shouldn't
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/08/30/129531631/5-worries-parents-should-drop-and-5-they-should?sc=fb&cc=fp
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