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5. Why Do Norwegian Babies Nap Outdoors Even In Winter?

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In Norway, babies sleeping outside in a stroller is a pretty normal sight, including during the colder months. Coming from places where babies usually nap indoors, I find the difference interesting. It seems like a small everyday habit, but it must have developed around some combination of local conditions and ideas about childcare. How did outdoor naps become such a normal part of infant care in Norway? Mentalfloss1: Swedish babies do this too and I suspect they do it in Denmark and Finland. I have spent a month in Sweden in the early spring and a month in the middle of winter and saw this. People leave their babies in strollers outside of stores. Why? It’s healthy and it’s safe. The babies will grow up and live in their region’s climate and it’s best to have them adapt to it.

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