I do tend to have to "shiny" things up (ie, paramedics came come super fast and doctors can always fix things, etc) and we'll probably have to alter this later, but for now I focus on getting through each day!
Probably depends on the kid; we go the other way and look hard at the worst-case scenario and how likely that is and how we'd respond. DS is not a pessimist, but his anxiety tends to go toward worst-case, and he WILL NOT BELIEVE us if we give him a rosier picture. If we go there with him, though, and say, OK, if the house was engulfed in fire, you'd go out that way and meet us at the neighbor's, he actually feels better. Weird, but works for us.
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