Thanks, Mark. Loved the article. The best advice I got as a new mom was " children are made out of rubber, not glass." I let my dd3.5 play rough, fall and get back up, hang from breakfast bars,etc.- things that freak my risk-averse husband out. Otoh, my parents let me loose and I did a lot of risky things as a kid that I am not sure I will let my kid do. For example, I travelled cross country alone by train when I was 13. Today, i am a very independent, strong woman. I would like to bring up my dd the same way but in some ways, maybe, the world is more scary today than when i was a child. i don't know.