"Children behave...
'cause what would they say
if they ever knew...
I think we're alone now.
There doesn't seem to be anyone around."
- Tiffany
Yes, the tale we have all heard about and wondering "is it really true?" This pram (aka stroller) is occupied with an infant and the mother/father is inside the store shopping. An unattended pram is a common thing to discover on the streets of Helsinki, only in the quaint neighborhoods though. And it is only acceptable if the child is asleep.
In my few weeks here, I have seen a variety of child rearing differences. A 4 year old consoled with a bottle is not an odd thing (at least from what I have witnessed). At home, bottle feeding should subside at 1 year of age due to dental reasons. And many children up to school age still eat out of baby food jars. I do not think there is any true recommendation for advancing to table food but I always had my children off mashed foods by 9 months. Leaving your child outside a store while you make a quick purchase...NEVER. The police and CPS would be at your front door before you are able make it home.
1 comments:
I've had this song going through my head since I read your post :-) Oh the memories!
Isn't it nice to see someplace in the world where the first worry on a parent's mind isn't "who is going to hurt/abduct/molest/torture/etc my child" if I leave them alone for a moment? Though I never was comfortable enough to leave Peanut alone in her stroller outside a shop in Helsinki, I often would park her in one aisle of the store as I dashed around to the nearby ones picking up the groceries we needed in the store. It was just easier and quicker -- and I honestly never worried that someone would move, touch or take her.
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