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The Danish Way

What the happiest people in the world know about raising confident, capable kids.

Oxytocin
Hugs: Your Child Craves Them

Iben Dissing Sandahl on December 15, 2019

Skin hunger, also known as touch deprivation, is an underrated concept that many people fail to talk about.

Skin hunger, also known as touch deprivation, is an underrated concept that many people fail to talk about.

Divorce
A Trusting and Free People

Iben Dissing Sandahl on September 2, 2019

How come a tiny kingdom like Denmark, famous for “The Little Mermaid,” has been voted as one of the happiest countries in the world and still has an explosively high divorce rate?

How come a tiny kingdom like Denmark, famous for “The Little Mermaid,” has been voted as one of the happiest countries in the world and still has an explosively high divorce rate?

Education
Learning to Let Go

Iben Dissing Sandahl on July 9, 2019

As parents, we spend the majority of our time and energy creating unbreakable bonds with our children as well as a stable foundation to allow them to spread their own wings.

As parents, we spend the majority of our time and energy creating unbreakable bonds with our children as well as a stable foundation to allow them to spread their own wings.

Fear
Unresolved Ultimatums

Iben Dissing Sandahl on October 19, 2018

Dinner time often means power struggles between parents and children. Learn how to find a better way out.

Dinner time often means power struggles between parents and children. Learn how to find a better way out.

Play
Don’t Worry If Your Child Is Bored

Iben Dissing Sandahl on September 17, 2018

Make a choice. Is it okay for you having relaxing moments? If so, create an atmosphere at home where it feels okay to have your guard down and do absolutely nothing.

Make a choice. Is it okay for you having relaxing moments? If so, create an atmosphere at home where it feels okay to have your guard down and do absolutely nothing.

Trust
The Idea of Praise

Iben Dissing Sandahl on August 21, 2018

Children need space and trust to allow them to master things by themselves, to make and solve their own problems. This creates genuine self-esteem and self-reliance.

Children need space and trust to allow them to master things by themselves, to make and solve their own problems. This creates genuine self-esteem and self-reliance.

Loneliness
When Children's Loneliness Turns Into a Fantasy World

Iben Dissing Sandahl on July 19, 2018

If we fill up our children’s 'glass of loneliness,' it doesn't only bring more peace into their lives, it also gives us the satisfaction of feeling like a better parent.

If we fill up our children’s 'glass of loneliness,' it doesn't only bring more peace into their lives, it also gives us the satisfaction of feeling like a better parent.

Identity
What You Think—and Say—is Crucial for Your Child's Life

Iben Dissing Sandahl on June 29, 2018

Positive thinking must become a habit we practice every day, not merely when it's convenient. Reframing helps kids (and adults) cope with setbacks and look on the bright side.

Positive thinking must become a habit we practice every day, not merely when it's convenient. Reframing helps kids (and adults) cope with setbacks and look on the bright side.

Play
Let Kids Play Outside

Iben Dissing Sandahl on May 23, 2018

Playing outside, digging for worms, planting vegetables, and essentially coming into contact with plenty of dirt and livestock are actually good things. Not just good — essential.

Playing outside, digging for worms, planting vegetables, and essentially coming into contact with plenty of dirt and livestock are actually good things. Not just good — essential.

Friends
A Call for Connection

Iben Dissing Sandahl on March 15, 2018

Due to the technological age we find ourselves in, it is important to remember what true connection looks like. Meeting with friends connects and commits us on a deeper level.

Due to the technological age we find ourselves in, it is important to remember what true connection looks like. Meeting with friends connects and commits us on a deeper level.