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When safety education creates intrusive thoughts about child harm

I have nightmares about all the ways my toddler could get hurt after taking a child safety course that showed too many graphic examples.

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Well-intentioned educational content about protecting children can paradoxically increase parental anxiety by vividly illustrating previously unconsidered dangers.

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