"Shoomp shoomp shoomp. Hear that? That’s the sound of helicopter parents hovering over their children, worrying every second of the day that terrorists could strike Johnny's school or a stranger will snatch Jane from the bus stop.
"Scary stuff. But it turns out most parents are worrying about all the wrong things. " 'These worries that we have are so rare,' says Christie Barnes, mother of four and author of The Paranoid Parents Guide. 'It’s like packing a snow shovel in case it snows in Las Vegas.'
"Scary stuff. But it turns out most parents are worrying about all the wrong things. " 'These worries that we have are so rare,' says Christie Barnes, mother of four and author of The Paranoid Parents Guide. 'It’s like packing a snow shovel in case it snows in Las Vegas.'
"Based on surveys Barnes collected, the top five worries of parents are, in order: 1. Kidnapping; 2. School snipers; 3. Terrorists; 4. Dangerous strangers; 5. Drugs"
But how do children really get hurt or killed? 1. Car accidents; 2. Homicide (usually committed by a person who knows the child, not a stranger); 3. Abuse; 4. Suicide; 5. Drowning
Read the entire article Voss, Meagan, "5 Worries Parents Should Drop, And 5 They Shouldn't" on the NPR web site.
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