Personal Stories

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For anyone who has read “The Danish Way of Parenting”, you may remember the not often talked about, slightly awkward rite of passage in…

Are our children being affected negatively by the online and social media presence in their lives? Due to the technological age we find ourselves…

When the mindset of “never good enough” is replaced ny “I am good enough.” The New Year marks the beginning of a fresh start…

Courage, Education, Happiness, Personal Stories, The Danish Way January 15, 2018

As we head into 2018, it is the time of New Year’s resolutions being put to the test. Many if not most of us…

When external influences plant small seeds of fear in our children. By Iben Sandahl When Sophia was only four years old, it began. Her…

by Iben Sandahl When I was growing up, I loved visiting my grandparents’ place. Often it was only my grandmother and I, as my…

Happiness, Personal Stories, Reframing, The Danish Way August 1, 2017

People ask me all the time what empathy training looks like in Denmark. Empathy is not talked about as a subject as such but…

When I grew up, I loved visiting my grandparents’ place. Often it was only my grandmother and I because my granddad worked and travelled…