Which phenomenon describes increased adult concern over children’s safety and risk avoidance, shaping overprotective childhood experiences?
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Correct answer: Discovery of risk and intensified parental supervision
Modern anxieties over safety, abuse and risk have led to heightened parental supervision and restriction of childhood freedom, altering traditional childhood autonomy.
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