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Dear Care and Feeding,

My 4-year-old daughter, “Bridget” is convinced she is going to be able to fly like a bird, and I am terrified she will end up seriously injured or worse. This all started when she made a pair of paper wings for herself and made a game of running through the house and jumping long-jump style, trying to fly. But things have escalated.

First she started jumping off the couch while flapping her arms. Then the other evening, I had to change my 9-month-old son and left her watching TV in the family room. When I got back, I found Bridget had somehow climbed to the top of our piano and was about to jump off!

I have tried explaining to Bridget that only bi

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