I Burst Into My Teen Daughter’s Room in Panic

Why I Reacted the Way I Did

Parents often overestimate danger when they feel responsible for their child’s safety. In that split second, my imagination had conjured the worst-case scenarios: illness, injury, emotional crisis. Panic hijacked reason.

Psychologists explain this as a natural part of parental instinct: our brains are wired to protect children from potential threats, even if the perceived danger is minimal.