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Sebastian Ritscher
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THE DANISH WAY OF PARENTING

Iben Sandahl Jessica Alexander

What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids

What makes Denmark the happiest country in the world--and what are the secrets of Danish parents for raising happy, confident, successful kids, year after year?
This upbeat and practical guide brings together the insights of a licensed psychotherapist and a mom -- a Dane and an American married to a Dane, respectively -- on the habits of the happiest families on earth.

The book delivers fresh advice on how to:

• Encourage free play
• Foster authenticity and confidence
• Nurture empathy
• Emphasize teamwork over power struggles
• Celebrate togetherness

Filled with practical takeaways and inspiring examples, THE DANISH WAY OF PARENTING will help parents from all walks of life raise the happiest, most well-adjusted kids in the world.

Our comps for THE DANISH WAY OF PARENTING are cross-cultural parenting guides like Bringing Up Bebé. This is also for readers of The Conscious Parent, The Whole Brain Child, and Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids and other books that emphasize emotional connection and healthy cognitive development.

Jessica Alexander is an American wife and mother who is raising her family in Copenhagen.

Iben Sandahl is a licensed therapist in private practice just outside Copenhagen.
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Published 2016-08-09 by TarcherPerigee

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Published 2016-08-09 by TarcherPerigee

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Having studied the the reasons behind the Danish happiness model for years. I found this book to be a clear-sighted, very useful and smart guide on how to improve your own happiness level as a parent and how to foster happier children the Danish way. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to give themselves and/or their children the best chances of a happy life.

Parents around the globe can gain something from the valuable wisdom found in this book. Concepts such as reframing and hygge prove useful to families from all cultures. It's wonderful to see that Danish parenting has so much in common with Positive Parenting! I highly recommend this book!

With a profound understanding of the positive impact that empathy and connectedness bring to parenting, The Danish Way empowers parents across the globe to check their own default settings and consider the whole child. Their take on the importance of free play is a breath of fresh air in a time when young children are over-scheduled and under stress. Highly recommended for parents everywhere.

UK & C: Piatkus/Little Brown Brazil: Companhia/Fontanar France: Editions Lattes Hungary: HVG Japan: Shueisha Korea: ND Books Poland: Muza Portugal: PRH/Objetiva Russia: Sindbad Publising Simplified Chinese: China CITIC Turkey: Kitap Kurdu

An emotionally smart, gem of a book. The Danish Way offers a shining alternative to high-stress modern parenting, and families from New Delhi to New York will shout with joy. Forget the pursuit of happiness, this book gets to the authentic roots of family happiness. I guess I'm Danish.