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When environmental awareness creates parenting anxiety

I want to protect my kids from everything toxic but I also want them to have a normal childhood and I do not know how to balance vigilance with letting them just be kids.

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The desire to shield children from environmental harm conflicts with the recognition that overprotection can harm their psychological development.

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“Where Are You with Environmental health — toxins and exposures?”

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