Nordic cuisine, Nordic design, Nordic Noir – the list of successful cultural exports has been a neverending one over the last decade, and now you can add Nordic Nurture to the list. ‘The Danish Way of Parenting’ by American writer Jessica Alexander and Danish...
When I talked to my Danish husband about getting grades when I was in kindergarten, he almost fell off the bed. “What in the world did you get grades for?” We would discuss our childhoods at length and I remember thinking that my poor...
With the Danish elections approaching, it struck me how differently America and Denmark view politics and how much this may be tied to our upbringing. Authoritarian rulesIn America, there are four basic parenting styles: authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and uninvolved. While we don’t have exact...
As an author and cultural researcher, I have spent a lot of time in Danish schools studying parenting and education for my books. I’ve especially focused on the ‘Class’s Hour’ (klassenstime), which is a core part of the Danish curriculum that essentially teaches empathy...
As an American married to a Dane, I have spent more than 15 Christmases in Denmark. It’s truly a magical time of year that I have studied for many years trying to understand what makes it unique. Here are six signs you might be...
Not only has Denmark been voted one of the happiest countries in the world for over 40 years, but apparently Danish babies cry less as well! Blubbering British babiesA meta-analysis published in the Journal of Pediatrics looked at parental reports of fussing or crying...
A new study published in theJournal of Pediatricshas concluded that Danish babies cry less than babies in other countries, and they have the lowest rate of colic. English and Italian babies cried the mostin the study and the behavior of Americans babies fellright in...
American author Jessica Alexander writes that Donald Trump is a prime example of the authoritarian parenting style that is so prevalent and so different from the way Danes raise their kids. I used to like Donald Trump back in the day when he was...
Is it socialist, the country that has been on the tip of Bernie Sanders’s tongue this campaign trail? The US senator consistently points to little ol’ Denmark, a small country famous for the Little Mermaid, as a role model for how countries treat their...
