Talk:Air Nomads/@comment-1355770-20100830200120/@comment-2221791-20100831024847

It was necessary to surrender all newborn nomads to monks and sisters as it was part of the Air Nomad culture. Being separated from their parents allowed the young Air Nomads to develop spiritually, without the presence of an earthly attachment to hold them back. So basically, without the parents they could learn to be wonderful airbenders ! :)