Thanks Ryan for your comment. The Shine article, which is linked to this blog post says that this was being used as a method to raise the child’s immune system. You can find more of a back story there. I do agree that we need to worry about our own children, however, I strongly disagree that we should stop worrying about other people’s children though, as this is the reason why so many abused children get lost in the system…simply because people don’t care to be aware about it. We shouldn’t stick our nose in other parents’ business, however, we should still be aware of what’s going on, so that we don’t miss any possible signs that an abused or neglected child may give.