Fears Schmears

I don't hesitate to bring up the media as the guilty party in lots of parenting fears these days. There have always been kidnappers, murderers, et cetera; they just weren't on the news all the time back in the day.

Well, Christie Barnes has written a book titled The Paranoid Parents Guide. I don't intend on reading it, but I wanted to share some of her survey findings.

The top five worries of parents in order:

1. Kidnapping
2. School snipers
3. Terrorists
4. Dangerous strangers
5. Drugs

How 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