Other countries

So I was reading a magazine while the kids were running like wild maniacs and I came across an article about other Countries and Children. Very interesting...I was a little intrigued in the way things are. For instance in India everyone helps you! Indian women typically give birth at their parent's home and stay to recover for several months while relatives take care of your baby.Breastfeeding is a BIG deal and formula companies are forbidden to advertise in India.
In Israel larger families are better, they expect you to have more and ask you when you are having the next child. Children walk and use public transportation alone and everyday between the hours of 2 and 4p.m businesses and families observe that time to completely shut down so that children can nap or study. Banks even close for this and parks empty out. Extra curricular after school activities are from 4-7p.m.
In Germany the government is so concerned about the long term financial impact of families having one child that they offer the Mom to stay home 14 weeks with full pay, mothers or fathers can take 14 months leave and still get two-thirds their pay with a guarantee to have their job back. The government also funds public day cares.
I just thought this was very interesting and wanted to share it.