I have tried to be a practitioner of better parenting over scared parenting. I do not "child proof" my house, or screen toys for lead. I have never heard of t

I have tried to be a practitioner of better parenting over scared parenting. I do not "child proof" my house, or screen toys for lead. I have never heard of this toxin you are writing about but I think it all fits into the same category. If you as a parent are actively involved in your child's life, you should never be worried that they are eating the paint off of a toy or drinking the bleach under the sink-- because you are there. When I had my children, I wasn't ready. I was young and selfish-- I had no time for them. I did not desire to make time for them. My wife, thank the maker, was the exact opposite. She gave up everything to be mommy and eventually I came around. I discovered that my children are not a burden, and I have found less and less time for the things I used to enjoy because I now enjoy my children. Because my wife and I are always with our girls, we can proactively coach them away from eating things they are not supposed to or chewing on things that could be harmful. It is like you said, things were likely a lot worse when we were kids. Lead was everywhere. I have been a fisherman since i was born and I cannot tell you how many sinkers I have swallowed-- maybe some day this will have profound effects on me, but not yet.