The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids
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Summary
Discover the parenting secrets of the happiest people in the world
What makes Denmark the happiest country in the world - and how do Danish parents raise happy， confident， succesful kids year after year？ This upbeat and practical guide reveals the habits of the happiest families on earth。 With illuminating examples and simple yet powerful advice， the authors present six essential principles， which spell out P-A-R-E-N-T:
Play is essential for development and well-being。
Authenticity fosters trust and an "inner compass"。
Reframing helps kids cope with setbacks and look on the bright side。
Empathy allows us to act with kindness toward others。
No ultimatums means no power struggles， lines in the sand， or resentment。
Togetherness is a way to celebrate family time， on special occasions and every day。 The Danes call this hygge， and it's a simple yet meaningful way to foster a close bond。
A revealing and fresh take on cross-cultural parenting advice， The Danish Way of Parenting will help parents from all walks of life raise the happiest， most well-adjusted kids in the world。
What makes Denmark the happiest country in the world - and how do Danish parents raise happy， confident， succesful kids year after year？ This upbeat and practical guide reveals the habits of the happiest families on earth。 With illuminating examples and simple yet powerful advice， the authors present six essential principles， which spell out P-A-R-E-N-T:
Play is essential for development and well-being。
Authenticity fosters trust and an "inner compass"。
Reframing helps kids cope with setbacks and look on the bright side。
Empathy allows us to act with kindness toward others。
No ultimatums means no power struggles， lines in the sand， or resentment。
Togetherness is a way to celebrate family time， on special occasions and every day。 The Danes call this hygge， and it's a simple yet meaningful way to foster a close bond。
A revealing and fresh take on cross-cultural parenting advice， The Danish Way of Parenting will help parents from all walks of life raise the happiest， most well-adjusted kids in the world。
Reviews
Matt Stevens
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Not bad at all。 I would just recommend several other parenting books before I would this one。
Asha
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If you're looking for parenting inspiration or a style of parenting which can fit any family， without making you feel guilty for how you are as a parent currently I would recommend this book to you！ If you're looking for parenting inspiration or a style of parenting which can fit any family， without making you feel guilty for how you are as a parent currently I would recommend this book to you！ 。。。more
Raphaella Fearns
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Really enjoyed it - it’s very spaced out and doesn’t take long to read so is easy to use as a quick reference guide。
Ashley
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Simple and practical suggestions on how to incorporate some proven strategies to improve family connection and hopefully raise happy humans。
Marie-Ange Janvier
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really enjoyed the recommendations in this book。 I can see why the Danes are the most happier people on earth。 It all comes down to their upbringing of children that grow up to be content adults in life。 The book arranges the acronym of PARENT to provide some key principles from the Danes upbringing。 P=play freely without adult organized directed activities。 A= authenticity where all emotions are validated and welcomed not just the good feelings we navigate in life which allows children to ack I really enjoyed the recommendations in this book。 I can see why the Danes are the most happier people on earth。 It all comes down to their upbringing of children that grow up to be content adults in life。 The book arranges the acronym of PARENT to provide some key principles from the Danes upbringing。 P=play freely without adult organized directed activities。 A= authenticity where all emotions are validated and welcomed not just the good feelings we navigate in life which allows children to acknowledge all their feelings and be their true self。 R=reframing which allows children to become resilient in life in which ever circumstances they face for example bicycling in the rain （ I know！）。 E=Empathy by working in groups and recognizing strengths in everyone whether it’s creative strength or artistic not solely academic and sports as our current school system validâtes but also working in groups at an early age to learn how to cooperate with others and understand their needs along with your own in a team。 N= no ultimatums to foster trust and self esteem in children。 And finally T= togetherness or hygge， spending time with family with no agenda to just enjoy being in family time which fosters close meaningful relationships or bonds that are linked to happiness。 I realized this is one culture’s point of view of recipe for raising happy kids and the results are there to prove their effect。 I’ve learned a lot and will take some of their recommendations to heart。 However I also know there is no guarantees in guides but only great concepts of a nation we can take to apply into our lives。 It was a sweet easy read for parents or teachers on the go who want to influence children with great proven principles from the happiest people on earth for over forty years: Danes。 。。。more
Claire Fauche
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A good recommandation given by my British sister-in-law who is raising her child， inspired by the Hygge way
Jenna
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I thought this would be more of a deep dive into the Danish culture and the ways in which kids are raised。 I think a huge piece missing from this book is the fact that it really does “take a village” and so much of raising kids is integrated in the education system， social context， and values of an entire culture。 In trying to make the ideas more accessible to American parents， the authors seemed to have left out key parts of what makes children grow into happy， confident people。 Particularly th I thought this would be more of a deep dive into the Danish culture and the ways in which kids are raised。 I think a huge piece missing from this book is the fact that it really does “take a village” and so much of raising kids is integrated in the education system， social context， and values of an entire culture。 In trying to make the ideas more accessible to American parents， the authors seemed to have left out key parts of what makes children grow into happy， confident people。 Particularly the education system。In trying to make it digestible， it seemed watered down to tidbits like “growth mindset”， “play more！” “Talk to your kids about their feelings。” And “don’t spank。” As an primary educator， there was honestly nothing I hadn’t heard before。 。。。more
آلاء
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Very useful book。 Concise and to the point without too much waffling。 I highly recommend it even if you're not a parent， it offers great advice to be better human beings generally。 Very useful book。 Concise and to the point without too much waffling。 I highly recommend it even if you're not a parent， it offers great advice to be better human beings generally。 。。。more
Nil
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A mirror of "Danish way of living"。。 I love it， so hygeeligt！ A mirror of "Danish way of living"。。 I love it， so hygeeligt！ 。。。more
Helen Hogg
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Fascinating insight into one of the highest regarded cultures。 Enjoyed reading this。
Lexie
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Quick read with practical advice。
Anna
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A short & to the point book without anything surprising or new， but nevertheless great reminders & ideas for positive parenting。 I wish they wrote a version for adults in general because I think everyone could use brief lessons on reframing， empathy & practicing togetherness with their loved ones！
Finian Massa
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A short， sweet book， that can be summed up as "don't be American" - while offering practical advice and an interesting take on social， empathy driven parenting， I feel the impact of this book is lessened in the more inclusive European parenting culture。 Still a positive read。 A short， sweet book， that can be summed up as "don't be American" - while offering practical advice and an interesting take on social， empathy driven parenting， I feel the impact of this book is lessened in the more inclusive European parenting culture。 Still a positive read。 。。。more
Kate Quinn
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When starting this book， I expected a memoir/storytelling feel。 However， it had more of a pedagogical feel。 While I was looking for the former， I still enjoyed the book。
Maggie Hundshamer-Moshier
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As an American this was definitely an eye opener for me。 I will be reframing quite a bit of my mind set！ Definitely recommend！！
Daisy Gomes
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I’ve read this book twice and absolutely love it。 I have used it as a parent and a school counselor working with children and their parents。 Highly recommend！
Dávid Jackanič
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Sú slovenské deti šťastné？ Úprimne， pred čítaním tejto knihy som tak nejako tušil， čo sa v nej dozviem。 Dáni si už pred desaťročiami vybrali svoju cestu výchovy a myslím， že sa my Slováci máme od nich čo učiť。 A nielen od nich。 Áno， určite to mali jednoduchšie vďaka tomu， že nikdy nezažili život v komunizme。 Môj dojem však je， že sa už dnes nemáme na čo vyhovárať。 Pandémia a vojna len prehĺbili a znásobili duševné ťažkosti detí na Slovensku a vzhľadom na to， že nemáme dostatok kvalifikovaných od Sú slovenské deti šťastné？ Úprimne， pred čítaním tejto knihy som tak nejako tušil， čo sa v nej dozviem。 Dáni si už pred desaťročiami vybrali svoju cestu výchovy a myslím， že sa my Slováci máme od nich čo učiť。 A nielen od nich。 Áno， určite to mali jednoduchšie vďaka tomu， že nikdy nezažili život v komunizme。 Môj dojem však je， že sa už dnes nemáme na čo vyhovárať。 Pandémia a vojna len prehĺbili a znásobili duševné ťažkosti detí na Slovensku a vzhľadom na to， že nemáme dostatok kvalifikovaných odborníkov （detských psychiatrov je na Slovensku menej ako sto）， môžu prísť ešte horšie časy。 Práve preto je dôležité， aby deti zažívali ešte väčšie pochopenie， lásku a prijatie doma。 Mnohé z nich z objektívnych i subjektívnych príčin trpia a spomínané veci zažijú len ťažko。 Učitelia domov suplovať nemôžu， často nevedia a v mnohých prípadoch je asi aj lepšie， ak to nerobia。 Čo teda pomôže？ Naozaj neviem。 Možno je to väčšia všímavosť a empatia od nás， ktorí to vidíme a vnímame。 Určite je to lepšia podpora štátu， ktorý by mal motivovať mladých a šikovných ľudí k tomu， aby na Slovensku zostali。 A tak dokázali pomôcť。 Je to možno naša vlastná trpezlivosť s rodičmi， ktorí sa niektoré vzorce správania a výchovy nemali kde naučiť a tak ich nedokážu či nevedia zmeniť。 Ja osobne som mal šťastie， keďže som vyrastal v rodine， ktorá ma po väčšinu času zahrnula láskou a podporou。 Iste， i ja som si z domu odniesol pár “šrámov，” s ktorými musím žiť a pracovať na ich odstránení。 Dánsky model nám ukazuje cestu “úspechu。” Motivácia namiesto umelej chvály， ktorá v deťoch vytvára nezdravú súťaživosť a porovnávanie。 Väčšia trpezlivosť。 Ochota načúvať。 To sú len niektoré z vecí， ktoré dokážu radikálne zlepšiť život a budúcnosť detí， aby mohli svoj život žiť kvalitne。 Po zápase Slovenska s Dánskom na majstrovstvách sveta v hokeji som kdesi čítal， že síce sme vyhrali， no bolo by lepšie， ak by sme remízovali - v sociálnej oblasti života a tak nejako celkovo v porovnaní života s Dánmi。 Súhlasím， severské krajiny patria v posledných rokoch medzi najšťastnejšie 。 Ako večný optimista verím， že deti na Slovensku môžu mať lepší život， ak začneme nazerať na svet inak。 。。。more
Matt Bender
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Makes me want to go to Denmark and have kids there。 It gives so much helpful advice on how much happier we could raise kids often I found myself just wanting to highlight the entire book because everything seemed so important。 But a couple important things I found unstructured play is important for kids and this does not mean signing your kids up for a million different sports it's allowing them to play how they choose to。 How important reframing is such as the Danish saying of there's no such t Makes me want to go to Denmark and have kids there。 It gives so much helpful advice on how much happier we could raise kids often I found myself just wanting to highlight the entire book because everything seemed so important。 But a couple important things I found unstructured play is important for kids and this does not mean signing your kids up for a million different sports it's allowing them to play how they choose to。 How important reframing is such as the Danish saying of there's no such thing as bad weather but bad clothes。 Or how important being together is they have this word called hygge which means to "cozy around together" they often did this for days on end during this time they prioritize each other and feeling close to each other。It's an excellent read and is worth a read for anyone with kids or planning to have kids in the future， I highly recommend this 。。。more
nellian
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Lovely little book with great insight into Danish parenting。 Reading this book made me feel hopeful and warm inside！
Megan
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The “Danish Way” is basically to raise your child with a secure attachment， but the author doesn’t seem to be familiar with attachment theory。 A good read， but a more in depth explanation for these ideas can be found in Raising a Secure Child or any other attachment theory books。
Michaela
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Veľa princípov kniha zdieľa s publikáciou Respektovat a být respektován， čo je vlastne super。 Toto je taká ľahšia， rýchlejšie stráviteľná verzia。
Lindsey
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This wasn't the most well written book， but I found it interesting and inspiring to learn more about the pillars of Danish parenting， which I find really align with the type of parent I hope to be: encouraging kids to be self-sufficient and to not rely on outside praise to determine their self worth， but to instead nurtute inner confidence; the importance of play; being truthful to children in age-appropriate ways; etc。 I liked the easy-to-remember acronym PARENT （play， authenticity， reframe， em This wasn't the most well written book， but I found it interesting and inspiring to learn more about the pillars of Danish parenting， which I find really align with the type of parent I hope to be: encouraging kids to be self-sufficient and to not rely on outside praise to determine their self worth， but to instead nurtute inner confidence; the importance of play; being truthful to children in age-appropriate ways; etc。 I liked the easy-to-remember acronym PARENT （play， authenticity， reframe， empathy， no ultimatums， and togetherness） to remember the key tenets。 。。。more
Ružica
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This was such a fun and funny read， because the parenting other people are doing is wildly different from the one I have experienced。 Simply enjoying the company of our relatives？ Unimaginable to me， because much of my enjoyment of life comes from being away from them :D Must be that Mediterranean upbringing。 So， the take from this book is: stop being judgemental and harsh， otherwise your kids （and spouse） will avoid you like you avoid your own parents （and like your parents， if they're still li This was such a fun and funny read， because the parenting other people are doing is wildly different from the one I have experienced。 Simply enjoying the company of our relatives？ Unimaginable to me， because much of my enjoyment of life comes from being away from them :D Must be that Mediterranean upbringing。 So， the take from this book is: stop being judgemental and harsh， otherwise your kids （and spouse） will avoid you like you avoid your own parents （and like your parents， if they're still living together， avoid each other on a daily basis）。 。。。more
Bianca
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I'm constantly reading this book over and over。 I think every human， not just parents and care givers。 I think it truly helps you step back and look at life differently。 Especially as someone who suffers with generational trauma， this is like a little guide to living a happier life。 I'm constantly reading this book over and over。 I think every human， not just parents and care givers。 I think it truly helps you step back and look at life differently。 Especially as someone who suffers with generational trauma， this is like a little guide to living a happier life。 。。。more
Mallory Franco
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Although insights were relatively obvious and straightforward to me personally， I appreciated how they were presented along with the evidence-based research。 Highly recommend this book！
Marina
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Easy and quick read with alot of information/reminders on how the Danish raise their children- not necessarily new to me but I especially appreciate the summaries and prompts for self-reflection， as well as the many realistic examples of situations and interactions with your children。
Schleiereule
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Leggere questo libro è stato un percorso emozionante， mi ha aiutato a capire molte cose su di me e sul mio modo di agire e di pensare。 È un libro rivolto soprattutto ai genitori e alle persone che si occupano di educazione， ma credo che ci siano tanti spunti utili per ciascuno， io ne ho trovati tanti e spero di riuscire ad applicarli su di me e nel rapporto con le persone che mi circondano: penso che la maggior parte di questi concetti siano utili anche tra giovani e adulti e non solo in relazio Leggere questo libro è stato un percorso emozionante， mi ha aiutato a capire molte cose su di me e sul mio modo di agire e di pensare。 È un libro rivolto soprattutto ai genitori e alle persone che si occupano di educazione， ma credo che ci siano tanti spunti utili per ciascuno， io ne ho trovati tanti e spero di riuscire ad applicarli su di me e nel rapporto con le persone che mi circondano: penso che la maggior parte di questi concetti siano utili anche tra giovani e adulti e non solo in relazione all'educazione dei bambini。Questo libro mi ha messo di buon umore e mi ha la dato speranza di poter essere una persona adulta migliore。 ❤️ 。。。more
Nathan
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Short and interesting， especially the discussions of reframing and hygge。 The idea that hygge is an intentional activity where people agree to avoid talking about controversial things was something I’d never heard before。 I deeply dislike the use of authenticity as a synonym for honesty， however; I don’t think those two are the same thing。
Vera Dianwari
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Nice enough。。。
Nicole
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