In this list, a familiar action of Vietnamese parents but quite “weird” in the eyes of parents around the world.
The Wolofs of Mauritania believe that their saliva can protect the child, so parents often spit on babies to bless them. Mothers often spit in their babies’ faces and fathers spit on their babies’ ears and heads to bless the new born.
Usually, parents in Nordic countries like Norway encourage their children’s independence and they may even let their children eat, play or sleep outside, when the temperature is very cold. The purpose of this is to expose your child to fresh air, whether it’s cold or hot, to help them increase their resistance and better fight diseases.
Although Kisii women in Kenya are very attentive to their children, they will not look into their children’s eyes too much and always look away when the baby meets their parents’ eyes. This is how they teach their children not to pay attention or be too curious about others.
Normally, if they want to train their children to go to the toilet, Vietnamese parents will signal with the pee method, that is, make a familiar sound for the child to recognize and start going to the toilet. When the baby is 9 months old, parents will start training the child to go to the toilet according to the signal using the pee method.
Maya children are often bathed in ice water by their parents before going to bed. They believe this is to help the child escape the heat and keep the child healthier.
Traditionally, mothers in Finland will be given a cardboard box full of supplies related to childbirth or cash by the government. Most parents will choose option 1 and this box will have a thin mattress like a small bed for babies to have their first sleep in.
Japanese parents pay a lot of attention to the diet for young children. And they follow a baby food weaning based mainly on plant-based combinations with limited fat for babies.
In Denmark, when babies turn 3 years old and wean, parents hang their baby’s used pacifier on a tree to say goodbye to breastfeeding.
Traditionally, Armenian mothers line up toys in front of their children and signal them to choose a toy. The purpose of this is for your child to show interest in a future career. If a child chooses a money-shaped toy, it means that in the future he will become a banker, if he chooses a knife, it is a signal that he can become a doctor, if he chooses a book, he may become a scholar…