Brittany Luce

Okay.

So there's a lot in the balance here, right?

There are some really positive things that parental anxiety or parental fear has done that has improved safety for everybody.

But I'm wondering, there's also been plenty of examples that we've discussed where parental fear drove perhaps a certain segment of society to move in a way that maybe wasn't best for everybody, including the parents and the children.

Overall, how can parents discern between legit causes for concern

versus someone trying to manipulate an emotional response from them or someone trying to capitalize on their anxieties.

Cynthia, Karen, thank you all so much.

Thank you.

This was great.

Thank you so much.

This was wonderful.

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