Over the weekend, an article got our attention in the New York Times… it was a detailed account of a Dutch tradition that has us confused.
“Dropped”
Getting dropped is just a rite of passage in the Netherlands. It’s dark out and your parents take you blindfolded to the middle of the woods and wait for you to make it out…
It seems to be the opposite of every parent label trending in the United States (helicopter parenting, lawn mower parenting).
The Dutch — it is fair to say — do childhood differently. Children are taught not to depend too much on adults; adults are taught to allow children to solve their own problems. Droppings distill these principles into extreme form, banking on the idea that even for children who are tired, hungry and disoriented, there is a compensatory thrill to being in charge.
… Droppings are such a normal part of Dutch childhood that many there are surprised to be asked about it, assuming it is common to every country.
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