My husband thinks I'm over protective to a point where I need to seek help. I feel uncomfortable letting them play in the front yard without supervision. Many times he has held me by the shoulders, looked me straight in the eye and told me "no one is coming to steal your children!" I don't know that. My MIL watches my kids while I'm at work. She told me the other day she let my 8yr old (oldest) take the 4 yr old (youngest) to the park for a half hour. The park is just two blocks away but I went nuts (to my husband). Too much could have gone wrong. I know it didn't but it is WAY beyond my comfort level.