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[quote=Anonymous]Hmmm not sure where you're getting this... vacation in Southeast Asia and you will see plenty of young European kids running amok and the parents not doing anything, lots of screaming and shouting.

But to that point, I think that's the major difference between American and European parenting. I live in Europe and it's not uncommon to see children riding the train alone- and I am not talking about 13 year olds, I'm talking about 7/8 year olds. It's also not uncommon to be out at a restaurant with parents sipping wine and the children are running around in a park nearby. IMO parenting is way more "hands off" than in America and the kids are expected to grow up earlier, have MUCH more autonomy and an expectation of that behavior. Also Europe is more confrontational, so if you do have a child that acts badly it wouldnt be considered that strange or wrong for another adult to come by and "correct" them by speaking to them harshly... whereas I think in America kids are kind of coddled, have extended periods of kind of "helpless childhood" and certainly it would be a faux pas for another adult to discipline a child. [/quote]

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