German Kindergarten Campouts Test Helicopter Parents (2015)

Re:German Kindergarten Campouts Test Helicopter Parents (2015) by Symbiote on Sunday December 17, 2017 @05:38PM (#15948080)

They're also very popular in Denmark, and the rest of Scandinavia.

Description in English: http://denmark.dk/en/meet-the-danes/forest-preschools

And a small documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkiij9dJfcw

An equally significant difference for me, coming from the UK, is that there are men working in childcare. My window overlooks a street where a lot of nursery and primary school groups walk past on their way to the park, and my guess is half the adults are men. I was 9 years old in England when I first had a male teacher.

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Re:German Kindergarten Campouts Test Helicopter Parents (2015) by eru on Sunday December 17, 2017 @11:10PM (#15949348)

I can see that hanging out in the forest and building fires etc, would definitely attract me (as a guy) more towards childcare than having to be bored indoors all year.

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Re:German Kindergarten Campouts Test Helicopter Parents (2015) by King-Aaron on Monday December 18, 2017 @02:18AM (#15950028)

This is why I think there is strong value in preserving organisations such as the Scouts and Girl Guides. Kids should definitely have these experiences - both boys and girls.

I'm a bit biased, as I was in the scouts for 17 years... In Australia that was Joey Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts, Venturer Scouts and Rovers. Theres a group for basically every age.

I feel that years of predatory leaders may have irreversibly damaged the reputation of the organisation though.

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