The Mongolian baby was in danger way too much

Maybe you won't believe this but the cows wouldn't have harmed him. They could probably sense that he was a harmless, innocent baby and they weren't going to step on him for it.
And that child will probably live a life that is healthier and less stressful than our kids here. I doubt the Mongolian baby will have to take medication to control his ADHD, or suffer from superficial expectations of peers, or become addicted to texting, the internet, and whatnot. (These things happen to our kids in America.) The list goes on...

And let's not forget that their parents were holding the kids while on the motorcycle.
It's probably more dangerous to ride a motocycle in a city here than in the open fields of Mongolia.

Your thoughts?


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And don't forget tying a string around his wrist to keep him from falling off the bed. Yikes! Did he even get off that bed the first 6 months of his life? At all?

He has an adventurous spirit. That's all.

Cultures evolve and build upon experience (unless religion kicks in). These situations may seem dangerous to us but if these parents let them loose, it's because they know their kids will not get harmed. Unless you think Western parents are more protective.

So what if they don't have carseats? They're just doing the best with what they have. Just because they don't have carseats doesn't mean they're bad parents. As long as they're making sure their kids are safe, why do you care?

"Here in America" exactly, they do things different in other parts of the world.
"Here in America" we wouldn't let children of a certain age walk alone to school, because we a paranoid about everything.

the poerative phrase here being "here in america". "here in america" we have five hundred thousand other cars on the road with us when we drive to the convenience store to pick up our organic vegatables and $7 pesto sauce. other countries, other cultures, other circustamces, shut up, you imperious american brat.

I think that's part of the point of the film.

All 4 of these kids were being raised in 4 completely different ways. And without a doubt, the lives of some of these families would be unimaginable (and possibly horrifying) to the others. But, in a way, they all managed to get to the same destination. In the end, you had 4 happy, healthy, loved toddlers who were all walking and talking. It was all different, yet the same for the things that are truly important. In the end, all of their respective parents were just raising their kids the best way they knew how with the resources they had and all 4 kids seemed to come out just fine.