How Scared Should We Be About Raising Children in Times Like This?

If you are a parent, you probably know what I meanas to scare the child to death so that he must not go
when I ask if you are scared about raising childrenout of the house for the rest of his life. I admit that
today. When children are small, they are with you allmaybe that is not the good way to raise your child and
the time and by keeping an eye on them, you do noteducate him about life.
need to worry. But after a while, when they begin toThan I think that, there is no need for him to know
be more and more on their own, we start thinkingabout things like that because he is too small but what
about more serious staff.if he is too open toward people and that he is not
People, media, everywhere we turn our heads therecareful enough. All those thoughts can go on and on
are stories about drugs, kidnapping children and usingforever but in reality, you need to educate your child
them for horrible things, murders and after all these, wewisely about life.
are expected to encourage our children to beAs I mentioned in some of my previous articles,
independent and to lead a normal social life. But what ifbalance is really important in things like that. Children
parents are too frightened?should be informed about horrible things that are part
When my child is ten minutes late, I am startingof our life and should know about certain possible
panicking. It is a mild version of panic but still it is a panic.scenarios that could happen to him, but in moderation.
And he is only nine years old and he is alwaysChild should not be scared but again, some amount of
somewhere close to the house. I am wondering what Ifear is good because they will have boundaries in life.
will do when he becomes teenager and when hePlenty of love and understanding, a lot of talking
really starts going out with friends and the rest thatbetween parents and children and plenty of support
goes with that period.can help big deal in making your child mentally strong
Sometimes I think it would be a good idea to tell himperson that you will be able to trust about making a
about all these terrible things that are unavoidable partgood decisions.
of our reality but maybe I will create a contra effect