Parenting: The Challenge

I am a bit shocked to read about parents that want to do this. It makes it sound like our kids are in danger wherever they go or that they can’t be trusted so you need to know where they are at all times. Sure there are dangers in the world but being paranoid doesn’t do any good for you or for them in feeling confident in this world. You can prepare them for certain bad things in life, like bad weather, standing up for themselves if they feel threatened etc. There are some things you just can’t control and kids need to learn to take care of themselves and use tools that they’ve learned from you to keep themselves safe.