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In regard to your message about the thread to ward off the "evil eye": You
write that you are concerned with the thread posing a safety hazard. In
which sense are you consider this? If the difficulty you're experiencing
with the thread on the baby's arm is due to the tautness of the thread,
then it may simply be loosened. If the concern is about the child wearing
the thread, then proper judgement must be made. I do not see how a thread
could pose a safety problem if the knot is well-done and the ends are
well-trimmed.
Regards,
Anshuman Pandey
University of Washington
On Tue, 19 Aug 1997 Sosonja1@aol.com wrote:
> I teach a high school parenting education class for pregant or parenting
> teenagers. One of my students brought her child to the nursery (on our
> campus) with a pink string around his wrist. She explained to me that it was
> to ward off the evil eye and that it was a religious belief. She is Hindu.
> My concern if for the child who is just starting to pull up on things and
> take his first steps. Since the nursery school on the high school campus and
> is licensed by the state, the director and I feel that having the string(s)
> around the baby's wrist is a safety problem.
>
> I don't want to disregard or insult her belief, so I am asking for assistance
> in finding her an alternative method of warding off the "evil eye". I
> understand her belief is strong and she is just following her customs. Can
> you help?
>
> Sosonja1
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