As someone mentioned above, they walk not because they don't have a car, but because it is required. 3 hours of walking with a stroller a day. They say fresh air (and cold air during winter) is good for kid's immune system (although I don't know if there is any fresh air left outside - hehe).
Did you know that in the US the average amount of time kids spend outside is less than the amount of time outside prisoners spend in jail? also.. that kids stopped exploring, they are pretty much not allowed outside anymore. When i was growing up, we would run around the neighborhood all day without supervision, go to school by ourselves, crossing the streets, buying groceries, etc. Anyways I got off topic, but in Russia mothers believe that the kid should go for a walk and go to a playground every day. If the mom is working, then whoever is watching the kid should push the stroller for hours (grandmas for example). After the kid turns 7, they go to school and then do homework at home, while waiting for mom to come from work. They learn not to use matches, not to stick scissors in the power outlets, not to light curtains on fire.
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Date: 2016-04-01 04:38 pm (UTC)Did you know that in the US the average amount of time kids spend outside is less than the amount of time outside prisoners spend in jail? also.. that kids stopped exploring, they are pretty much not allowed outside anymore. When i was growing up, we would run around the neighborhood all day without supervision, go to school by ourselves, crossing the streets, buying groceries, etc. Anyways I got off topic, but in Russia mothers believe that the kid should go for a walk and go to a playground every day. If the mom is working, then whoever is watching the kid should push the stroller for hours (grandmas for example).
After the kid turns 7, they go to school and then do homework at home, while waiting for mom to come from work. They learn not to use matches, not to stick scissors in the power outlets, not to light curtains on fire.