The fear of child predators | eParenting and Parenting in the 21st Century | Scoop.it

I want my kids to be safe and having them abducted would be the worst kind of hell imaginable, but I don’t want to participate in this first-world hysteria because we are running out of real concerns for our kids apart from whether or not they will master the violin. I want them to be cautious but not afraid, I want them to have the street smarts not to get into a car with a stranger but not a lingering paranoia that makes them view someone asking directions as a potential threat.