What Norwegian 5-Year-Olds Can Do That Would Shock American Parents
I work at a Norwegian school and I'm raising my daughter here. The things I see kids do every day would shock most American parents. Six-year-olds walk home alone and pick up their younger siblings from kindergarten. Four-year-olds use real knives. Kids play outside in rain and snow, climb trees without adults spotting them, and clean their own classrooms at the end of each day. It's not reckless. It's intentional. Norwegian kids are trusted to be capable, and they live up to that trust. You don't have to move to Norway to raise independent kids. You just have to believe they can do more than you think.
