The happiest kids in the world
Subtitle: how Dutch parents help their kids (and themselves) by doing less
By: Rina Mae Acosta, Michele Hutchison
Contributors: Hutchison, Michele, author
Publisher: The Experiment
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9781615193905
Subjects: Parent and child; Child rearing
Description: Would parents rather their children be successful or happy? Kids in the US face lots of pressure to excel -- often at the expense of happiness. But does it have to be this way? Not in the Netherlands! Expats Rina Mae Acosta and Michele Hutchison -- both married to Dutchmen and bringing up their kids in the Netherlands --examine the unique environment that enables the Dutch to turn out such well-adjusted, independent children.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-235) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Discovering Dutchland; title: Mothering the mother; title: The real happiest babies on the block; title: Joyful illiterate pre-schoolers; title: Stress-free schooling; title: On discipline; title: Biking through the rain; title: A childhood of freedom; title: The simple life; title: Happy parents have happy kids; title: It's all about the hagelslag; title: Let's talk about sex; title: Dutch teenagers don't rebel; title: Conclusion: let's start a revolution; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Acknowledgments.