[TChris]

I'll bet she wears a seat-belt.

There you go!

Otherwise risky activities can be rendered much LESS risky. Wear a seatbelt and drive your car safely. Wear a helmet and ride your bike safely. Use a safety rope and go mountain climbing safely.

Proper education of your child (walk directly to/from school, choose a public and visible route, no sight-seeing, no alternate routes, walk with at least one other friend, etc..)

It's a bigger disservice to your child to teach her to live in fear rather than to reduce the risks and live her life.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Since you live in a State that has about 300,000 people total, it may not be apparent to you that bad things happen every day. Not all of the things are reported on national news - I can teach independence to my child in many ways that are safer than turning him or her loose alone.

You let your kids take the chances, I opted not to.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Otherwise risky activities can be rendered much LESS risky. Wear a seatbelt and drive your car safely.

Drive your kids to school, and the risk of harm, from walking to school, is not lessened, but eliminated.

if you could do something that not just mitigates risk, but eliminates it altogether, wouldn't you do that, especially where your children are concerned?

[Trailerpark Badass]

It's a bigger disservice to your child to teach her to live in fear rather than to reduce the risks and live her life.

Do you REALLY think that's what I'm doing?