Babies Documentary

Over this weekend I had the opportunity to watch the documentary movie "Babies". And this documentary is about four babies all from different parts of the world, one from Opuwo, Namibia, one from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia, one from Tokyo, Japan, and the last one from San Francisco, USA. This movie showed the differences between the different places and how each of the cultures choose to raise their child for the first year.

One of the main differences was each of the living conditions, and what each of the babies were exposed to. Ponijao, the baby from Namibia, was living in a dirt hut, and they were part of the Himba tribe. He mainly played with rocks and was usually around other babies from the tribe. Also there was one part in the movie where he was kissing a roaming dog, so he wasn't being watched continuously. Then there is Bayar, the baby from Mongolia, and she lived on a farm where the animals were coming in and out of their home. She would get swaddled and put on her back and then sometimes the rooster would come in and run around her. She would crawl right into a herd of cows sometimes and almost get stepped on. Then there was Mari, the baby form Tokyo, who was living in a small apartment with just her and her parents. She hardly ever got to be around other babes. Then there is Hattie who is living the typical American life in San Francisco. He was spoiled and had tons of toys and a walker that he would play in.

I really though that this documentary was interesting because it really shows how different peoples lives are in growing up in different cultures. Also it really made me realize the different things people will allow their small children to do, and how different things are acceptable in some cultures and not in others. For example with Bayar being able to crawl around in a herd of cattle was okay where she lived but if anything like that happened in the US then there would be a lot of people objecting to it.