World-Proof the Child

• There is BPA in your bottled water and hormones in your meat.
• There are predators on the Internet and cyber-bullies on social media.
• There are addictive drugs and addictive video games.
• There are terrorists hijacking our planes and the TSA hijacking our dignity.

It makes you long for the days when seesaws and merry-go-rounds were still allowed on playgrounds.

The fact is that new dangers are popping up every day, and it is impossible for even the most vigilant parents to keep up with them all.

That doesn’t mean you can’t protect your children. It just means that doing so will become increasingly complex and require some added intentionality.

There are three general principles that can help guide the process:

1. SET THE EXAMPLE.
   A culture of safety — whether…