Temporary Child Custody

Being parents is a life process not many are actually prepared for that until that moment comes so people seriously start thinking about how to go for that. When it comes to decision making there are other factors that will influence that such as culture, education and e.

If we look at Europe as an example. In the Mediterranean countries, for instance, it is quite common for parents to smack their kids when they misbehave, or when they do not obey. That is something that northern Europeans do not understand and have completely abolished by legislation into their societies since a while ago. Similarly, in north-west Europe there is a more relaxied attitude towards kids and parents tend to be more open and tolerant compared to Southern Europe.

Kids are being treated as adults, and an extremely rational attitude is being used during their whole upbringing. That behaviour has potential benefits when it comes to making someone independent from a very early stage but at the same time there are certain emotional gaps created that in some cases will later generate great issues for the individual as an adult.

Another good example is the kids play. In the north, kids play is more open and there is probably more freedom so kids can freely play outdoors, get their nice clothes dirty, walk barefoot etc whereas in the South that would be unacceptable as parents would go hysteric about how their kids’ appearance. An exaggerated punishemt would normally follow if accidentally smashing those glass vases in the TV room, say in Greece, while in Germany the parents would try to explain to their kids why that shouldn’t happen again without overeacting. I can still remember my mum’s wrath when I broke an lsa glass that I used to use as a basket to throw in my toys from a long distance. After all those years, and being a parent myself, I cannot find any reasoning into intimidating and hurting my kids just because they accidentally broke those glassware.

In my opinion there’s no better or worse attitude towards acceptable kids behaviour and what can be tolerated or not. It’s more about how the parents can deal with their daily neurosis and how much they want to transmit that to their kids.

Given the fact a kids playhouse is designed for encouraging fun and playfulness, it can also be used to show case a child’s cultural roots.   One of the best things about a playhouse is for a child to make it their own. Whether they do it by adding their toys to the space or by laying out their favorite blanket in the loft, parents want to know that their child is comfortable and feels responsible for the structure.   A way that children can do this is by expressing their heritage. Here’s how:

1. Encourage and inspire your kids to design and create a mural based on their cultural heritage. Consider allowing your child to use the outer or inside kids playhouse walls as a blank canvas.   Flags from each country in the child’s geneology, historical figures, significant artifacts, or specific characters from folklore stories could be used to create a painted cultural mural.

2. Create curtains for the playhouse from fabric reflecting your child’s cultural heritage. Specific regions of the world have very identifiable colors, textures, patterns or designs associated with their culture.  Floral patterns on the clothing of women in Latin cultures, for example, tell of a family’s region of origin.

3.   A muscial library can be developed by a child, with help from their parents, that will give the child many hours of joy listening to music that they had a hand in picking out. A musical library representing specific cultures can be fun to assemble with your child. It’s easy to find cultural music online or at a library. Use software or an mp3 player with speakers when preparing the cultural music library.

Children that make their kids playhouse a major part of their lives will cherish the opportunity to give it a really rich cultural feel. Parents should encourage this type of exploration and pride. As your child plays in their playhouse, they may start to inquire and play games from your family’s homeland. As your child becomes more familiar with their family’s heritage, in years to come, your child will be able to pass along these important cultural traditions to their own family.