Whats wrong with childrens parents in the world

Nojud Mohammed Ali is an 8 year old girl living in Yemen. Her parents had her marry a 28 year old man and move in with him. This seems a little crazy to me, and it should to most of you. Her unemployed father claimed he "feared that she would be kidnapped." This isn't uncommon in Yemen, the country plans to set a standard age of 18 as the minimum to marry.