Viral Video Shows Man Documenting The Norwegian Practice Of Leaving Babies Alone Outside In Freezing Conditions

There are, like, a lot of babies out there...

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• March 9, 2023

It is customary in Nordic nations to allow infants to nap in their pushchairs outside by themselves. Even on a chilly winter day, it's possible to see strollers and prams quietly seated by themselves on the street in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, or Finland with a sleeping infant inside.

It's normal for parents to leave their children outside while they sneak into a cafe for a coffee. In fact, it's not uncommon to see pushchairs lined up in a small parking lot outside of buildings.

Although the custom may seem strange to outsiders, Nordic parents generally embrace it, and midwives even support it. Overall, the practice of allowing infants to nap outside is seen as promoting children's health and as a means of expressing long-standing national traditions. 

The inhabitants of Norway are strong-willed. So, think about that before you pass judgment on them.

It's not precisely leaving them to sit in the snow, let's face it. We think of infants as being extremely delicate and for a good cause.

As infants, our specie is essentially useless. It's not a good start having a pudgy little body and a soft spot on top of the cranium. We require a good deal of coddling.

The Norwegians simply have slightly different views on how much coddling is appropriate.

Olly Bowman is a Tiktoker who was strolling through a neighborhood in Norway while passing by a number of strollers left on the pavement

Olly Bowman posted a video to on TikTok showing the Norwegian tradition of sending babies outside by themselves in subzero temperatures. In the video, you can see Olly strolling through a neighborhood in Norway while passing by a number of strollers parked on the pavement.

Apparently, there are a lot of babies outside

Olly continues by saying that the Norwegians think it helps them breathe and increases their level of independence. And believes that's why so many of them get up early.

The Norwegians just happen to feel a little differently about how much coddling

It's a Norwegian custom to leave babies alone outside in freezing weather

You can see the Tiktok video for yourself below

Many concerns have been raised in the comments, and with good reason. Here are some of them below.

The Norway version of Australia

There's the fear of the babies being kidnapped

So Scandinavian babies are really built different

Who would take someone else's baby?

A very good question to ask

Just do it in your own country

Hanging out with your fellow babies

Who else wants to live in Norway?

I'm asking the exact same thing

What do you think about this? If you reside in an area with virtually no violence, I suppose doing this makes sense.

Even though there isn't any violence, I would definitely feel so anxious just thinking about doing this. Please share your thoughts in the comments section.

Maryjane