Swede here, I am a bit weary of articles like these, Sweden has faced the same kind of attention, and it has mostly shown to be overblown propaganda.
It is true that Sweden specifically has a rather extreme relationship to the state, we trust snd defer to it far more than other countries.
We also have a social services agency, which is not spotless, there are similar cases like the Danish case ongoing.
However, for the vast majority of people, as long as a child is healthy, attends school, and is not abused or denied their rights by their parents they have little to worry about.
It is true that the government focuses on the rights of the child rather than the rights of the parents.
Every child in Sweden get’s the same social benefits, regardless of the families socio-economic status, even if a child is born into wealth, they still get the money from the state, the reason is that this money belongs to the child, the parent is just a trustee managing the money.
That being said, home schooling is prohibited in Sweden, as a parent you are required to send your child to school, this is to preserve the child’s right to an education with a curriculum that meets government standards.
Another example, corporal punishment against children is illegal, it is classified as child abuse, there was a mess a few years ago when a Malaysian parent used corporal punishment on their child in public, and the government reacted.
It became an international incident, but I don’t remember the outcome.
These are just examples of the system works here, and there are plenty of people who hate Scandinavia and create propaganda against us.
Swede here, I am a bit weary of articles like these, Sweden has faced the same kind of attention, and it has mostly shown to be overblown propaganda.
It is true that Sweden specifically has a rather extreme relationship to the state, we trust snd defer to it far more than other countries.
We also have a social services agency, which is not spotless, there are similar cases like the Danish case ongoing.
However, for the vast majority of people, as long as a child is healthy, attends school, and is not abused or denied their rights by their parents they have little to worry about.
It is true that the government focuses on the rights of the child rather than the rights of the parents.
Every child in Sweden get’s the same social benefits, regardless of the families socio-economic status, even if a child is born into wealth, they still get the money from the state, the reason is that this money belongs to the child, the parent is just a trustee managing the money.
That being said, home schooling is prohibited in Sweden, as a parent you are required to send your child to school, this is to preserve the child’s right to an education with a curriculum that meets government standards.
Another example, corporal punishment against children is illegal, it is classified as child abuse, there was a mess a few years ago when a Malaysian parent used corporal punishment on their child in public, and the government reacted.
It became an international incident, but I don’t remember the outcome.
These are just examples of the system works here, and there are plenty of people who hate Scandinavia and create propaganda against us.