tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682958180553579364.post700510595711499683..comments2024-03-15T19:32:31.678+08:00Comments on By the Way: Cross-Cultural ParentingRuvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660297954880796178noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682958180553579364.post-12760391561552469202013-05-15T08:42:35.991+08:002013-05-15T08:42:35.991+08:00I don't understand HOW so much of what you'...I don't understand HOW so much of what you're sharing is EXACTLY what we experience in such a different culture in Haiti, but I've got at least four "YES, THANK YOU!s" to throw in there. #1: cold factor. EVERYONE in Haiti told me constantly until the girls were over a year old that the girls needed to be wearing far more layers, blankets, socks, caps, stay under a blanket, never be in the fresh air...and we're in the Caribbean! And NOT co-sleeping has been perceived as downright cruel and uncaring...we hide the fact our girls sleep in their own bed/crib from everyone we can :) You've got the right perspective, though...you've gotta see it as loving concern, or it'll drive you nuts....<br /><br />Our best story/worst story was the day a group of MEN I'd never met came over to where I was trying to discreetly breastfeed our first to show me all the ways I was doing it wrong. Wow :) Love following you! StaceStacey Ayarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18204505465489880223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682958180553579364.post-57718723399307048022013-05-08T09:53:23.632+08:002013-05-08T09:53:23.632+08:00Love this article! Knowing that people in other c...Love this article! Knowing that people in other countries do things differently somehow makes me feel so much better about myself. Have you seen the documentary called Babies? It follows babies from four different countries their first year of life. It makes me feel better about Elijah licking the kitchen floor when I see those African babies hanging out in the dirt. Thanks for posting:-)Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07592291686286549753noreply@blogger.com