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I found a story by an author named Jane Kurtz. It is called Do Kangaroos Wear Seatbelts? It's about a little boy anticipating a trip to the zoo as his mother straps him into his car seat. Like most children, he would rather run free than to always be holding his mom's hand or wear a seat belt. At the zoo, the little boy poses questions to his mom like, "If I were a monkey, would I have to wear a helmet?" Of course, she responds in a motherly way. She makes the connection clear that no matter if you're human or animal, mothers take care of their young ones by keeping them safe and close. Many children get annoyed when parents are too protective and nagging all the time. This book is great because it shows that parents do what they do to protect their children, not to harm them. They do what they do because they know better; they're more experienced and they've been through it all!