Top

The Danish Way of Parenting

On sale

9th August 2016

Price: £14.99

Select a format

Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780349414348

Disclosure: If you buy products using the retailer buttons above, we may earn a commission from the retailers you visit.

‘A shining alternative to high-stress modern parenting, and families from New Delhi to New York will shout with joy’ Heather Shumaker, author of It’s OK Not to Share and It’s OK to Go Up the Slide

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, successful kids, year after year? This upbeat and practical guide reveals the six essential principles that have been working for parents in Denmark for decades:

Play: 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 towards others
No ultimatums: no power struggles or resentment
Togetherness: a way to celebrate family time, on special occasions and every day

A revealing and fresh take on 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

Heather Shumaker, author of It's OK Not to Share and It's OK to Go Up the Slide
An emotionally smart, gem of a book. The Danish Way of Parenting offers a shining alternative to high-stress modern parenting, and families from New Delhi to New York will shout with joy
Rebecca Eanes, author of Positive Parenting: An Essential Guide
Everyone 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!
Helen Russell, author of The Year of Living Danishly
A radical departure from the traditionally British way of parenting, this book has been an eye-opener -- I'm now attempting to put the theories into practice with my own mini Viking!
Mother Magazine
A powerful new method of raising children . . . who are "resilient and emotionally secure" -- in other words, exactly what we're all aiming for