For some reason, the BBC Magazine had a look recently at the peculiarly Nordic habit of putting babies outside during the day for a nap - including in the middle of winter. They value fresh air highly, apparently, regardless of the bitter cold, and manage to bundle the kids up enough that they don't freeze to death.
If you have a look at this follow up, you can also see a Dutch "baby house", looking all the world like a rabbit hutch in the back yard, being used in the 1970s. Really, you ought to watch the video: it looks very, very strange to Australian eyes.
Maybe its our residual fear of dingos, or something; but doing either of these in Australia would cause uproar if it appeared on Today Tonight, or some other tabloid TV show.
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