It's common to romanticize the parenting techniques of other countries, but some tendencies of German Eltern can leave anglophones utterly confused. 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. SEE ALSO: Super cute things German kids do at primary school5. Not teaching them to read until age sixAt least in the schools I attended in the US, it seemed there was a big push to get kids reading before age five and kindergarten. 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 March 20, 2017 15:33 UTC