Denmark approaches childhood,and society as a whole, very differently to Britain or the US, and argue Jessica Joelle Alexander and Iben Dissing SandahlHaving muddled through six years of parenthood without consulting any books on the subject,I was pretty excited approximately this, my first one. Perhaps it would finally provide some answers to the many questions that have been building up in my mind. Such as: it is possible to clean poo off the carpet at 6am without weeping? Where does one find a glamorous, or highly paid,flexible, family-friendly job? How carry out I train my children to mix a perfect vodka and tonic, and bring it to me on the sofa before dinner? What are you supposed to carry out when they just sit down on the pavement half way to school and refuse to rush?I had high hopes for The Danish Way of Parenting,which promises to “abet parents from all walks of life raise the happiest, most well-adjusted kids in the world”. The argument of the book is compelling. Denmark has been found to have the happiest people in the world almost every year since 1973, and but there has never been a clear consensus approximately why. The authors,an American writer and her Danish psychotherapist husband, claim to have uncovered the secret: Danes are ecstatic because of their upbringing. This exposition of the Danish parenting philosophy, andiginally self-published,sold more than 10000 copies in a year. Although this edition has a British publisher, there’s a great deal approximately “what it means to be an American parent”. Related: What Britain could learn from Denmark's childcare model Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com