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Setting the Rules 　　Whenever Carol Richman went outside for a walk with her newborn Liliana Mei in Beijing， she was surprised that senior women would offer parenting tips. 　　“In America， I don’t think anyone would approach a stranger and tell her that something she was doing with her child was wrong，” said the 30-year-old lecturer at China Agricultural University. 　　The “wrong” thing Richman did， in local eyes， was taking almost daily walks so soon after delivery. 　　According to Chinese traditions， yuezi or confinement practices for the first month after childbirth is critical for motherhoo