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When successful emergency parenting creates lasting hypervigilance

My son stopped breathing during a febrile seizure and I did rescue breathing but now I check on him obsessively every night even though the doctors said he is fine.

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Effective crisis response as a parent can trigger persistent protective behaviors that interfere with normal family functioning long after the danger has passed.

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“Where Are You with Emergency and first aid — evidence-based?”

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