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Set up google alerts and this is what your email will be bombarded with on a daily basis. I set up my alerts as a way to come up with new article ideas, but this was not what I had in mind. In all honesty, I couldn't find a single article not focused on some kind of tragic story involving a toddler.
I don't like writing articles with any reference to myself. However, it is a tad hard not to feel personally affected by this as the parent of two amazing children...one a full fledged toddler, the other quickly approaching toddlerhood.
As parents, we are the protector of our children. We take on the world for the sake of our offspring, praying that they never get hurt too bad, praying that we are there to pick them up when they fall. Reading story after story, or I should say, headline after headline (because I can't bring myself to read umpteen stories about children my son's age being hurt) can really make you feel like you are fighting an uphill battle.
With each article, you wonder how the parents are able to deal with such tragedy. Sometimes you wonder, where were the parents, how did the tragedy happen to begin with.
My reason for writing this article is more to call attention to the fact that, just like with anything else, we are bombarded with such negativity. Positive stories aren't news. You rarely hear anything uplifting; instead we hear about death and dying, disease, violence... I worry enough about my child without help from the news media.
Keep doing what you're doing. Keep being the attentive, loving parent. Remember that kids are resilient. As much as it seems to the contrary, these incidents you read about over and over are few and far between and chances are you will never be faced with such tragedy.
Instead of getting sucked in to the endless supply of bad news out there, here's an idea... Join an online parenting forum, where parents share all their wonderful news, where parents can celebrate the milestones of early childhood. Here are some examples of excellent parenting sites to consider:
www.justmommies.com
jerseyshore.momslikeme.com/members/exploregroups.aspx
Rejoice in the fact that we get to watch these amazing beings learn so much so fast. Focus on the good, be aware of the bad, but don't dwell on it.
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