Traditional Somali Child-Rearing Practices

[Malikfiqi]

What are some traditonal somali child-rearing practices? At what ages are children weaned? What foods are fed to them when they start weaning? When is potty training introduced?

One thing I have noticed is how much more independent somali children are back home. It surprised me how mature the children are at a very young age. Does our child rearing practices have something to do with this?

 

[mudugnapalm]

Raising them in baadiyo until they start dugsi quran
Giving them soor, caano geel while they're under 6 months to make them strong
Dugsi quran from age 5-7 to age 9-10
Rubbing subug on the chest when the child has a cold/flu
Circumcision (both boys and girls)

There's many more but these are just the ones I could come up with from the top of my head

 

[a_bilan]

What are some traditonal somali child-rearing practices? At what ages are children weaned? What foods are fed to them when they start weaning? When is potty training introduced?

One thing I have noticed is how much more independent somali children are back home. It surprised me how mature the children are at a very young age. Does our child rearing practices have something to do with this?

What surprised me: no diapers, not even a makeshift one.
When the toddlers are not yet potty trained, they walk around with just a shirt. (this was a tuulo)

 

[Laser]

There was a tool called Dandi, used by somalis so children could learn how to walk.