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Daniel Wentsch

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The Danish Way of Parenting

Jessica Joelle Alexander, Iben Sandahl

2 highlights · Nov 2019 – Dec 2019

19 Nov 2019

The concept of togetherness and hygge has many implications, but essentially it is putting yourself aside for the benefit of the whole. It is leaving the drama at the door and sacrificing your individual needs and desires to make a group gathering more pleasant. This is a much nicer experience to pass on to your children. They don’t enjoy adult drama, negativity, and divisiveness. Kids are very happy to be together and cozy around!

6 Dec 2019

that the more they play, the better their brains become at regulating stress as they grow. Their ability to cope improves constantly through playing, and they are able to deal with more and more difficult situations. Resilience isn’t cultivated by avoiding stress, you see, but by learning how to tame and master it.