How to Parent Like the Happiest People in the World
Q + A with Danish-parenting expert Jessica Joelle Alexander featured in ParentMap For 40 years in a row, Denmark, a small country in the…
The Danish Way Gets the Royal Treatment
When I married a Dane over 20 years ago and came to Denmark for the first time, I was a self-proclaimed “non-maternal person”. I…
The Danish Secret to Cherishing Chores
When the pandemic first hit, I feared for how my family would cope in lockdown. I wondered if constantly being together might break us…
6 Tips for a potential Coronavirus Lockdown
As my family and many other families across Europe head into our second week of lockdown due to the coronavirus, it seems much of…
Hygge Family Bonding: 7 Things I learned from the happiest people in the world
Denmark has constantly been voted as one of the happiest countries on earth for over 40 years in a row. As an American married…
Need to Hit the Reset Button? Try the Danish word “Pyt”
As an author and cultural researcher, I spend a lot of time in Danish homes and schools exploring parenting and education. I’ve especially focused…
6 Signs You May be Danish at Christmas
As an American married to a Dane, I have spent more than 15 Christmases in Denmark to date. Christmas truly is magical time of…
5 Tips to talking about sex The Danish Way
Anyone who has children has been there in some way shape or form. We find ourselves in situations related to the body or general…
10 Principles for Family Play
We’ve said it once and we’ve said it a gazillion times—play is vitally important. Both for your kids and for yourself. Which is a…
Is the Secret to Danish Happiness Hidden in LEGO?
We have all thought about what it means to be a parent from time to time, but have you ever wondered how our culture…