The Safe Child Handbook
How to Protect Your Family and Cope with Anxiety in a Threat-Filled World
Chapter One
"DOING TOO MUCH
IS AS RISKY AS
DOING TOO LITTLE"
Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr's much-cited serenity prayer on the
opposite page precisely frames the modern parent's dilemma: no
matter how hard you try, you can't eliminate risk. You can't know
all the actions you could take that might make your family a little
safer, and even if you could, you'd never find the time to accomplish
such a herculean task. In fact, you would only increase the anxiety
levels of your children, your spouse, and yourself. As our research
makes clear, the solution lies in having the wisdom to know where
the line between action and acceptance lies. This book is about
finding that line.
The task is not simple, as Margaret Delano knows well:
MOTHERING IS NO PIECE OF CAKE
An intelligent and creative person, Margaret is known for her
sympathetic nature. If you're having a problem, she's the one
you look to. Margaret runs a small mail order busin ... read full excerpt from The Safe Child Handbook: How to Protect Your Family and Cope with Anxiety in a Threat-Filled World ebook
