Barnevernet, social services, child abduction.

In Norway we have a very aggressive child protection organization called "Barnevernet". Everything that is considered normal child care in other countries, may be very wrong here. There recently was an indian couple that lost the right to take care of their children, because they punished them by for example eating from the floor when they did not behave. This is very common in India. I believe after a while they got their children back as they got more educated.

So if you have plans to move your familiy here, you have to adapt to our culture of child care. On the other hand, this organization will more often catch and follow-up children in homes which could be dangerous for them. In that way we can prevent that the children will have social issues when they are grown ups which is a benefit for our society as whole.