For more than 40 years, the people of Denmark have been rated among the happiest on the planet.
In their new book, The Danish Way Of Parenting, researchers Jessica Alexander and Iben Dissing Sandahl say the answer lies in how the Danes are brought up. Consciously or subconsciously, Danish mums and dads follow the acronym PARENT – Play, Authenticity, Reframing, Empathy, No ultimatums and Togetherness.
We asked mum-of-two Tamandra Christmas Baxter, 42, husband Jim, 51, who works in recruitment, and their children Florence, 10, and Freddie, seven, to give it a try…
PLAY
Free play – with fewer toys – helps children to become less anxious and teaches them resilience, a key factor in predicting success as an adult.
TAMANDRA SAYS ‘Florence enjoys being creative so rather than just letting…
