Kuala Lampur, Sept. 9 -- The joy of welcoming a long-awaited child is something almost impossible to capture in words. Every parent knows that fierce instinct to protect them from harm. And yet, accidents do happen. A stumble in the living room, a fall from the playground slide, or simply a collision during play can happen in the blink of an eye. For many parents, the shock of seeing their child injured is quickly followed by a sinking sense of guilt: I should have been watching, I should have prevented this. That guilt is real and heavy, compounded when others pass careless remarks that lay blame on the parent.

As a paediatric dentist and a mother to a four-year-old boy, I have felt both sides of this story. When my son falls, my traini...