Even neighbouring Sweden has expressed concern about Barnevernet.
”Barnevernet can criticise completely normal things like a mother cuddling her two- year-old in bed on a Saturday morning, and a parent who has a beer on a Sunday afternoon can be criticised for it,” Aamodt told DN. ”Everyone who is in a vulnerable situation are terrified of Barnevernet.”
https://www.thelocal.no/20150512/norways-child-welfare-slammed-by-swedish-press
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