Do Safety Gadgets Make For Safer Kids or Crazier Parents?

re: Do Safety Gadgets Make For Safer Kids or Crazier Parents?

mathyoo — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:14:43 GMT

It's all about the illusion of control. I'm as concerned as any parent for the safety of my child, but we need to balance that with their emotional health and let them learn for themselves.

re: Do Safety Gadgets Make For Safer Kids or Crazier Parents?

Knitty — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:09:41 GMT

I intend to let my children roam our perfectly safe neighborhood and learn about the world on their own terms, just as my brothers and I did. The world isn't any more dangerous for children now than it was when we were young... in fact, it's actually safer. Parents need to take a closer look at who actually benefits from all these safety devices and scare stories, because it's sure not us or our kids.

re: Do Safety Gadgets Make For Safer Kids or Crazier Parents?

Karen — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:52:03 GMT

It's true -- overburdening our kids with safety rules makes them less apt to judge real danger when they see it, as I demonstrated with some truly absurd rules from my kids' school in this article: www.burbia.com/.../1697