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…
How to use reframing to comfort your child
Six sentences to use when you are at a loss for words when trying to explain the coronavirus to your child. At the moment,…
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…
A Lesson From Denmark about Helping Kids dealing with Anxiety
My children attend a big primary school on the lower north shore in Sydney. The school has a reputation for academic excellence, so the…
A trusting and free people
Denmark ranks high in both happiness and divorces How come a tiny kingdom like Denmark situated in Scandinavia, famous for “The Little Mermaid” and…
Empathy? In Denmark they’re learning it in school
Denmark is one of the happiest countries in the world. This is according to the UN’s World Happiness Report, an important survey that since…
Learning to Let Go
As parents, we spend the majority of our time and energy creating unbreakable bonds with our children as well as a stable foundation to…
Parenting Is a Gift to Be Valued and Nurtured
One of the things I feel most passionate about is how we as parents have the ability to grow and become the most caring,…