I am from Norway and children in kindergarden all over Norway get to go outside to play every single day, not just once a week. This is very common and parents will be very surprised if they did not go outside. The weather is not the problem, just the clothing. We wear a lot of wool clothing here and use it as our first layer. It regulates the temperature well and keeps us warm. We also take our children out to hike in our freetime and we bring them into the forests and mountains and we believe that a lot of fresh air is good for our children and for us as well ❤

@mariafoslihansen7801

8 ай бұрын

Thought exactly the same thing! Here they play outside everyday. (I am from Northern Norway)

Norwegian children are outdoors children from they are born...They even sleep outdoors from their are new born....My son did absolutt everything outdoors and he almost refuse to come inside 😂 I love seeing all the children skiing and skating in the winter and hiking in the spring, summer and autumn...We teach our children the love being in nature.....Sorry for my english 🙈

@Mugiwara.no.Pheonix

6 ай бұрын

see your Absolutly got auto corrected to Norwegian

Im from Sweden, and for me it's fascinating to me that you - and the reporter - are so baffled this! I'm sure it's the same in Finland as well. Parents pretty much hoist you out the door with a "Go outside and play!"

@penaarja

Ай бұрын

Just like that In Finland too

This is normal in all of Norway, they just happen to be up north where its colder. But kindergartens in Norway are set up pretty much the same. You do have some kindergartens that are set up to me even more outside but this is pretty much the norm. They play outside everyday if the weather is not at the extreme

What a wonderful way to let children learn. So necessary to develop fully in one's early years--that is when people are most able to learn new things: skills, languages, relationships--and where eggs actual come from! Fabulous process.

Regarding your view on knives. A dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp one. If you need force to cut something, the danger of slipping and having an accident is so much worse. In my experience, and studies, show that a healthy respect for the tool and good control is key to safe usage. And this is something learned through experience. I have fond memories with myself and my grandfather whittling food figurines. Though the kids knives are very small, its important to learn how to use them.

@Qyngali

7 ай бұрын

My dad gave me a super sharp filet knife when I was around 4 to use when fishing. I cut myself quite deep a couple of times but he just said "you'll learn" lol. "Just put some band aid on it". I did learn. I still cut myself some times on dull knives though...

@k2d271

27 күн бұрын

Exactly this I taught my kid from age of three to cut fruit and vegetables - a dull knife is a dangerous knife, because you put more exertion behind the knife until the intended material give way to the dull edge and you end up with putting the blade in places you didn't intend.

I really hope you teach your children not only the local language, but also your beautiful Scottish language. PS I'm Norwegian, and maybe therefore I love your accent?

I'm a kindergarten teacher in Norway. When it comes to being outside, most kindergartens will be outside every day. At winter the kindergarten I work at are usually outside 1-3 hours a day (depending on how cold it is and their age), while at summer we can often be outside from it opens at 7am until it closes at 5pm... There are also a few nature kindergarten (ute barnehager = outside kindergarten) and I personally have never worked at one, but I have heard that they are outside almost the whole day, even in the winter (as long as it's not colder than -10c) We have something called "Rammeplan" which is something that every kindergarten has to follow. It's mostly information about what children shall learn from the age of 1 to the age of 6. It's focus a lot on learning, children playing together, learning about other cultures and of course how adults has to behave around children and how we should act to give children as good of an development as possible. When it comes to learning. EVERYTHING IS ABOUT CHILDREN PLAYING WITH EACH OTHER AND JUST BEING TOGETHER. Children learn how to use words and sentence when having fun with other children (and with adults), they stimulate their body and muscles when having fun while running, climbing, cycling, etc... they learn compassion when being together, we often see children helping each other with anything from washing hands, to picking up water bottle to each other, to helping if someone is hurt. We also want children to learn about taking care of poor people and respecting each others religions. Therefore we have a FN-day where we learn about poor contries and how to help them, some even send money that day. We are also a christian country so we are also marking (not celebrating, but focusing a little bit extra on christian holidays compared to other religions) christmas and easter. But we also want the children to learn about every religion, so a lot of kindergartens have a day or a week every year where they focus on other religions, just so that children can learn that everyone are different, but that doesn't mean someone is worth less than us.

I was put in a park when i was a kid. Directlybtranslated to children park, not a kindergarden. And it was a fenced gigantic park with wood, field and wooden walls with roofs. Like garages without door/gate. And we where outside everyday, all day, in all weather. We had slides, sand, trees, cartire swings, balance ropes between trees, climbing areas and so on. Was neverrrr inside.

All of Norway and Sweden, most likely Finland and Denmark too. Doesn’t matter if it’s countryside or city 😊 It’s also an everyday thing, not just once a week (even though not all kindergartens leave the yard every day, but have quite big yards instead). You might think the kids will have a harder time transitioning to sitting and concentrating in school later on, but it’s actually the opposite. The kids are used to be creative and run off their energy outside, so they utilize their recess better and are therefore calmer in the classrooms.

In Sweden too

9:39 This applies to all of Norway

This is normal in all of Norway

Thx brother north

I am a former teacher, and have four children. All of them have been in kindergarten for periods of time. I have mixed experiences, and research shows that the youngest children develop stress hormones when they are separated from their parents, which is not good for the development of their mental health. I suspect that part of the problems we see in Norwegian schools are due precisely to the fact that we send the children to kindergarten too early. Therefore, I believe that we need other systems for the youngest children, and that it is fine to send them to kindergarten from the age of two or three. Shorter days for the little ones. Parents who wish to do so in Norway can receive cash support for one-year-olds who do not use kindergarten at all or partly. This as an alternative to the child receiving financial state support for a kindergarten place. You have made a wise decision to let the child stay with the mother for the first few years.

Norway: Most Olympic Winter medals won in the world! With a population (talent pool) of 5.4 million... You dont get that by keeping kids indoors ;) Norwegian kindergardens are out usally all day but have 1 day a week that is usally a trip outside of kindergarden area. If for some reason the trip is cancelled and not too bad weather (we talking near 0 degress while raining sideways weather), norwegian parents would consider the employees either beeing very lazy or way understaffed that day. Bobo's are good for them as long as its not fractures or more serious. But ofcourse fractures also happends, and if it does the kindergarden will show huge emphaty and have multiple sit down meeting with the parents laying themself on the floor apologizing and planning for how to prevent this happend again. I know a parent who had his kid get a fractured leg and that kid still goes to that kindergarden with full faith in their ability to watch over his kid (and i know thats not uncommon). Unless you want to keep your kid in a bubble, s***t will happend :D

My daughter started in kindergarden i Norway at about 10 months old

Cold air contain a lot more oxygen pr. liter than warm air. Thats the reason You have intercooler on engines.

It really surprises me that nursery kids in Scotland aren’t outside much! Why not?

@monicavonr9029

5 ай бұрын

same, I thought they had enough weather and nature to not to be afraid of it... so yes that also surprised me as well

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A child with bruises and scratches is a healthy child! Only in a hospital bed, is it possible to avoid. Peace and love from Denmark

In Norway we pride ourself on teaching the children from a young age that they need to be outside more. Not only is it good for them mentally and psychically, but it's good for them in the long run. Not only will they learn to use the outdoors, but they will enjoy it more and what comes with it. They will learn to respect nature, respect the weather conditions and teach them things a book can't. They learn what to wear under different conditions, they learn how to interact with nature and what can and can't be done. What the biggest lesson for them is, is that they learn to be children. Alot of modern generation of parents have their children inside all day, but having kids be kids outside and use their imagination and freedom to play the way they want is such a lost art now a days. Also this will teach them to interact and play with other kids, in one of the biggest way teach them how to behave. Kids should be playing and having fun most of the day, teaching kids educationally anything at this stage is not good. Letting them be children and teaching them basic things is the way to have children grow up in a good way. Also to the point she said, people worried about the ''What if'' To that i would say ''What so'' We have doctors, we have medicine. Kids getting hurt or anything in that regard is healthy. It teaches them things. Being taught physically is the best kind of teaching. You can tell a child don't touch the fire it hurts....but they truly won't understand until they have touched it how much it hurts. Kids need to learn in those kinds of style

In the Røros area the kids in Kindergarden play by - 30 Celsius outside, no big deal😀

@k2d271

27 күн бұрын

It's no big deal because it's dry and not windy. Stay out of cold-traps, especially if you aren't equipped for extreme weather..!

It would be considered lazyness from the staff of the kindergarten if the kids didnt get to play outdoors everyday.

This lasts until we give children "smart" devices. Then all they do is stay indoors 😂

At 7:25: your son is experiencing Real Life!

Pretty sure this is common in all of Norway. Even in the kindergartens in the big cities, the children will be outside every day for at least a few hours. Rain, wind, and hot weather don't matter, they adapt. Of course, if the weather is more extreme (by Norwegian standards) they might take an inside day lol

@viggoholmsen7203

7 ай бұрын

aaaah .... playing in the snow for hours on end during a blizzard in minus forty-five centigrade .... what an absolute treat

@kunilsen2519

7 ай бұрын

@@viggoholmsen7203 I am not sure if you are joking or how I should interpret your sarcasm, but obviously, it is extremely rare for it to get that cold.. lol

@viggoholmsen7203

7 ай бұрын

@@kunilsen2519 I'm Norwegian and being sarcastic. I know it's extremely rare for it to get that cold and when it does there wouldn't be a blizzard.

@kunilsen2519

7 ай бұрын

@@viggoholmsen7203 Ah, I thought so lol Sorry, sometimes I get easily confused how to interpret text answers 😅

@123simenHP

6 ай бұрын

Most kindergartens will often be inside if it's colder than -10c (I'm a kindergarten teacher). Of course the older children will be more active and therefore be able to be outside in colder weater, but in general, children should not be outside if it's under -15c.

This is normal for all the Nordic countries.

People in these raction videos act like if they were from different planet, kids play outside, that's really shocking. 😀

Norwegian here. Walked to school at age 8 in -20 degrees. Its fiiiiiiiine. What @ceciliebyberh8569 is very true.