When I first moved my family (from Denmark originally) to New York we had to put our oldest son in a daycare. We have always been fairly "free range" i.e. our

When I first moved my family (from Denmark originally) to New York we had to put our oldest son in a daycare. We have always been fairly "free range" i.e. our kids have had their share of bruises from climbing and in general being allowed to do challenging things. After a week at the daycare my wife went to pick my son up, one of the teachers pulled her aside and told her that they, unfortunately, had to report some of the bruises on his arm or shoulder (can't remember) and that they hadn't said anything about the bruises on his legs. My wife and I freaked out worried that the social services would come and take him away. Of course, we soon learned that it wasn't actually the bruises on our son they were worried about but whether we would report them for mistreating our son. The primary problem in the US is the liability issue which certainly doesn't help. People in general though are really weirdly paranoid about their kids. I always thought it would be counterproductive for them later in life. Better to fall when you are a little boy than when you are older. Anyway who knows.