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Split-crotch pants, know here as 开裆裤 kāidāngkù were once a very common sight in China. They were especially popular during the hot summer months and kids wearing them would run around with their tiny derrière all out in the open as they played carefree and oblivious to the fact that their private bits are exposed.
It was a practice that’s been around since the time of the Cultural Revolution in China but today, it’s seen as a relic of the old times and tiny exposed bums no longer a common sight in the big cities. Occasionally you can still see some grannies with toddlers running around in split crotch pants around the hutongs, but walking around places like Taikoo Li, the only cheeks you’ll see are the ones hanging out of the 20-something-year-old KOL wanghong’s booty shorts.

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As a family, the Cliffords are used to traveling long distances. Mom Kim and Dad Aaron first met in their home country of Canada then jetted off to set up their new lives together in China just 40 days after their wedding. They welcomed their son Lachlan to the clan in 2013, and have since enjoyed exploring Thailand and Malaysia as a family, as well as taking a very special trip with their ayi to her hometown of Nanchang for Chinese New Year. When it comes to finding great family travel advice, Kim says you just can’t beat the local expat community for the great wealth of information available, so we quizzed the young family for their best travel tips.

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This isn’t about preventing anyone from posting anything online about their children. It’s to educate yourself and your children about the darker side of social media and take some necessary steps in ensuring online safety for your family and loved ones, especially the young ones.

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If you have ever been to France during the summer vacation, you might have seen a puzzling sight: school-aged children bent over brightly colored workbooks, studiously filling out activity pages, practicing their writing, and working out math problems. Whether at the beach, at restaurant tables, or lying on the grass in their grandparent’s backyard, French kids seem to be addicted to learning, even during their long mid-year break. What gives?

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