“Expect the best, prepare for the worst.” ~ Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Risk analysis is my jam. You could put me in a room, and I could both identify and prepare for any risk that might even remotely be presented.
We had the monitor to alert us if the boys’ breathing became irregular, we were early adapters to child-proofing, and I still cut up hot dogs for my 2 ½ year-old so they don’t pose a choking hazard.
What mom hasn’t felt her risk antennae become a bit sharper after having kids? From the minute our child comes into our life, every cell in our body reprograms with a new mission – keeping him or her safe.
But that’s hard. We can’t always be there. Nor do we want to be. Therefore, the best way we can protect our kids is to prepare them.
However, this can lead to some tough conversations…
Read the rest of this first post of my Tough Conversations with Kids series on the Birmingham Moms Blog.
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