"Parents must be constantly hounded by the government or else their kids won't be safe. At least, that's the theory. As a parent I've always wanted my kids to remain alive. And my wife and I have always done our best to keep them alive. So far so good, knock on wood. This is, in fact, a very widespread approach to parenting, I believe. Yet I'm always reading stuff about how what worked just fine yesterday could kill your baby today."