Children are filled with a certain brand of confidence (or stupidity) when it comes to a lot of things. They don't understand the concept of mortality and serious injury. Eventually, they do fall and sometimes in the process, get hurt. Then they become fearful. It is the job of the parent to make sure that they get back up and try again despite the nail biting anxiety the parents themselves may be experiencing because it'd be a terrible shame to raise a child who was fearful of everything because of the fear of failure or fear of getting hurt. That spirit of getting back up will go with them as they grow, as the newer challenges in life get harder. Going forward and tackling new things or getting back up and trying something again... It is only then that they will realize their own true potentials and become everything that they can be. It's about fully understanding the situation, but going forward and giving it everything you have anyway and finding a way to get it done and succeeding.
My kids may hate me for it now, but I pray that one of these days they'll look back and see that I was only trying to do right by them. Child rearing certainly does NOT have that "instant gratification" thing that eating bacon has, but damn if it ain't worth every bit of effort you put into it!
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