“What if my child [insert disastrous thing here]?”
My intention is to write a new general answer to what-if questions, but in the meantime:
See:
- “What if…?” questions revisited, which is a criticism of my problematic but strangely popular 1995 answer:
- “What if…?” questions
Sarah Fitz-Claridge, Taking Children Seriously FAQ: ‘What if… ?’, https://takingchildrenseriously.com/what-if/