The Danish Way of Parenting

The Hard Truth About Spanking

We have to model honesty for our children and let them know that it is OK to feel all of their emotions.

authenticity begins with an understanding of our own emotions.

Playing alone is extremely important for kids.

The more they play, the more resilient and socially adept they will become.

The more they played—that is, the better they became at learning social skills and engaging in social/play contexts—the better they were at coping.

Building confidence rather than self-esteem is like making a nice house with little foundation.

Denmark, parents try not to intervene unless it’s absolutely necessary. They trust their children to be able to do and try new things and give them space to build their own trust in themselves.

“proximal development,” first introduced by Lev Vygotsky, a Russian developmental psychologist. This basically states that a child needs the right amount of space to learn and grow in the zones that are right for him or her, with the right amount of help.

people with an internal locus of control believe that they have the power to control their lives and the things that happen to them