You know you hit the nail on the head there Patty. My son is absolutely fearless at times and he would get himself into any number of situations where danger is concerned. We as the parents stress out because we know what it is like being a kid and what dangers are out there. I perceive that there are sensible things I will allow Ashley to do and totally stupid things. As he is a minor and all children under 14 here should be under adult supervision, he is never allowed anywhere unless there is an adult with him. I do not consider that to be over protective though as at times there are some situations that kids can get themselves into and if an adult is not there, the consequences can be fatal. This is evident with children that do not have medical condtions. Some kids (myself included) have injured themselves and been able to get home. A CAH kid may not be able to do that if they are in shock or a crisis due to an accident. I have waded through brick tunnels (a brook running through it) for miles without any light in them. Walked miles from home and waded in brooks and ponds and lakes. Climbed trees and actually got myself into all sorts of trouble. Received two injuries that I was able to hobble home on! I've known kids who had just the same kind of childhood basically. I simply do not consider that it was sensible to allow us to wander so far or do any of the things at the age that we did them though. One friend once had a firework thrown at him and that caused a serious injury. These things I know are worth avoiding for Ashley. I would not restrict him in sport so long as it was nothing really rough like rugby as I feel that that can get a little rough and at the best of times there are injuries. I perceive the prevention is better than the cure! I would not even buy him a bike or allow him to ride around on one either until he is old enough to be aware of the road code. As the kids get older you do relax, but, not toally. I think it is good to have a sense of danger or fear. It is a natural reaction to protectiveness that Mother nature intended us to have in practising survival. There is nothing wrong with that being elevated when you have a kid with CAH. Absolutely nothing wrong wih it at all. As long as you are with your kids when they have any accidents, or whoever looks after them can inject cortisol in emergency, then as they get older and more responsible, it does get better. You have to instill the responsibility into them thought to start with and advocate they make sensible choices where activities are concerned and common sense is the ultimate thing for them to have.