10 January, 2011

http://www.mothering.com/parenting/more-than-welcome-families-come-first-in-sweden

1 comment:

Hilaree said...

Wow - what an amazing perspective. Thanks for sharing this article. So absolutely no nonsense, when you think about it. I love it. It reminded me of when I was visiting Austria - I was in a small town called Baden, and we had popped into a pharmacy/apothecary type shop. I was astonished to see that the mothers who went into the shop had lined up their baby carriages, WITH THEIR BABIES IN THEM, outside of the store, on the sidewalk. They were perfectly safe and this was a usual sight. The babies were happy and waited for their moms. Can you even imagine the level of comfort and safety a society would need to have for you to leave your baby outside on the sidewalk? There were several of the strollers just lined up there, happy fat babies waiting in the sunshine.