How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm: And Other Adventures in Parenting from Argentina to Tanzania and Everywhere in Between Hopgood Mei-LingPaperback

A tour of global practices that will inspire American parents to expand their horizons (and geographical borders) and learn that there's more than one way to diaper a baby.Mei-Ling Hopgood, a first-time mom from suburban Michigan-now living in Buenos Aires-was shocked that Argentine parents allow their children to stay up until all hours of the night. Driven by a journalist's curiosity and a new mother's desperation for answers, Hopgood embarked on a journey to learn how other cultures approach the challenges all parents face: bedtimes, potty training, feeding, teaching, and more.Observing parents around the globe and interviewing anthropologists, educators, and child-care experts, she discovered a world of new ideas. Could there really be social and developmental advantages to this custom?

The Chinese excel at potty training, teaching their wee ones as young as six months