9 strange parenting practices of countries around the world

In this list, a familiar action of Vietnamese parents but quite "odd" in the eyes of parents around the world.

1. Mauritanian people spit foam on her face

Wolof people in Mauritania believe that their saliva can protect children so parents often spit on babies to bless them. Mothers often spit foam on their faces and fathers spit foam on the ears and head of the newborn to bless the new born.

2. Norwegian people let their children sleep outside when it's cold

Normally, parents in Nordic countries like Norway always encourage their independence and they can even let their children eat, play or sleep outdoors, when the temperature is very cold. The purpose of this is to expose your child to the open air, whether it is cold or hot, to help them increase resistance and better fight disease.

3. Kenyan mothers never look into their eyes

Although Kisii women in Kenya are very interested in their children, they will not look into their eyes too much and always turn away when the baby meets their parents' eyes. This is how they teach their children not to pay attention or to be too curious about others.

4. Vietnamese parents train their children to go to the toilet

Normally, if you want to train your child to go to the toilet, Vietnamese parents will signal with the method of impregnation, which is to create a familiar sound for children to recognize and start going to the toilet. When a child is 9 months old, parents will start training children to go to the toilet with the signal using a poker method.

5. Mayans bathe babies with ice

Maya children are often bathed with ice water by their parents before going to bed. They think this is to help your child get out of the heat and keep them healthy.

6. Sleep in cardboard boxes

Traditionally, mothers in Finland will be issued by the government with a cardboard box full of items related to giving birth or cash. Most parents will choose option 1 and this box will have a thin mattress like a small bed for children to have their first sleep in it.

7. Japanese children eat a lot of things except high-fat foods

Japanese parents pay close attention to the diet for young children. And they follow the weaning regime for children mainly based on the combination of fat-restricted plants for children.

8. The Danes hang fake dummies on trees

In Denmark, when young children turn 3 and wean their parents, they will hang a fake pacifier that they used on a tree to say goodbye to their breastfeeding time.

9. Armenian children choose careers from an early age

Traditionally, Armenian mothers put toys into rows in front of their children and signaled them to choose a toy. The purpose of this is to show your interest in future careers. If a child chooses a pre-shaped toy that means the future may be a banker, if the knife is chosen as a signal the child can become a doctor, if you choose a book, you may be a scholar .