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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Enormously sorry to hear about this - hopefully the boy is okay and healing. I read this when my kids were pre-school aged and it helped me relax a little (we've only dealt with one broken arm - so far) but managing my inclination to helicopter seemed important for their growth and development.  This piece was super helpful: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/04/hey-parents-leave-those-kids-alone/358631/[/quote]

Yeah, except for this is so arbitrary.  We manage the "inclination to helicopter" only when the random process of social-media disapproval makes that particular helicoptering seem unacceptable.  In other cases, I imagine you wouldn't be remonstrating with yourself for your instincts -- you don't have to restrain yourself from making sure your kid is buckled in, goes to the dentist, is doing OK in school, etc etc.  People fixate on marignal issues like "playground are too safe! kids should be able to experience danger on playgrounds!" as a way of creating an in-group identity, not as a genuine assessment of risks and benefits. [/quote]

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