Re:Having Kids
by lotsofpulp on Saturday December 14, 2019 @01:04PM
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> I took my son out when he was 5 days old and I brought him everywhere since.
Generally, this is advised against to minimize chances of the child contracting a virus or bacteria while there are no good treatment options in the first few months of life. Also, putting them in a vehicle increases their risk of being in a collision, which has the same problem of having few good remedies, so playing it safe is considered OK.
> American parenting is a cancer...you can’t go out because kids and you have to constantly hover them
Helicopter parenting is a problem, for sure, but that isn't any more american than obesity is.
It's parenting based on fear, a reality of being in the information age and less fortunately the age of social media.
If you want to raise your kids well, stop treating them like they are a rare Chinese vase and they’ll be just fine.