READ ALSO: An American parent in Germany, or how I learned to love the power toolsThese surely must be safety risks? Letting them play outside in freezing, awful weatherPerhaps this is just the impression of someone who grew up in warmer climates, but seeing German kids clambering around on playgrounds amid subzero temperatures and howling winds was quite a shock to me. But parents here abide by the German saying: Es gibt kein schlechtes Wetter, es gibt nur falsche Kleidung. SEE ALSO: Super cute things German kids do at primary school5. And Germany even has a special classification of lower-risk fireworks for kids that can be purchased over the age of 12.

Source: The Local November 16, 2019 02:15 UTC