What I know about children can just about fit into a small thimble, so believe me when I tell you I am no expert. What I DO know about kids I have learned through news stories in America, with their safety being of the utmost importance. I know there are laws governing parents about child safety seats in cars and advice about staying away from purchasing used cribs and things of this nature. There are thousands of safety-related stories (some pretty horrific) in America and other western countries.
What I have observed in Albania would curl the toes of American parents everywhere. Tots running about with lollipops in their mouths, playing with butane lighters, and running silly through the house with sharp knives and garden sheers. As well, this same tot has been observed running and up and down rough concrete stairs with no railing where one little misstep would send the tot plummeting down to the first floor. I’ve also observed two tots in the front seat of a car playing rough and tumble (sans seat belts) while another volunteer spied a tot sitting in the driver’s lap steering the car.
Do you suppose perhaps we worry too much about our kids?
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