UNICEF has recently published a list of 29 countries where life is most comfortable for children. According to this study are the happiest kids live in the Netherlands. Also in the first lines of the list - Iceland, Norway and Finland, and the complete list of the US, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy.
Unfortunately, Ukraine in the rating of the happy childhood of states not hit at all. In connection with this publication PureWow published a book "The happiest children in the world: the Dutch parents help their children and themselves, almost without effort." The time has come and we have to understand the secret of education Dutch parents, and maybe take something to note.
Chocolate for breakfast. Not surprisingly, the Dutch children feel quite satisfied with life, because in the breakfast they get chocolate. More precisely posypku sweet chocolate as it is called here - Hageslag. Every morning my mother generously sprinkle it slices of white bread with butter.
Before high school kids do not ask homework. In the Netherlands, early development is not welcome. Up to 6 years old children do not learn to read and even write them only play. Not "Science of Georgia" children at least up to 12 years, assuming that they have a more important and pleasant things, such as walking outdoors, sports and action games.
The education system is built so that children as small as stress, stress can be the nervous system and health in general, and more opportunities to develop their creative abilities and to do what really delivers joy.
Dutch children walking unattended. Already 4 years parents teach their children how to cross the road, cycling and swimming. At 6 years old kids alone walking in the street in any weather. A 8, together with your friends go to school by bicycle. No one is trying to monitor children at all times and to take care of, as a result, they cope well with their business and leisure on their own and do not need the help of parents.
Dutch children spend much time with my parents. Parents happy children have plenty of time for joint leisure. Parents in the Netherlands spend at work on average 29 hours a week, except on weekends, spend with their children at least one weekday. Plain Dutch family gathers at the table every day for breakfast and dinner, as well as three times a year goes to a joint vacation, each time at least two to three weeks. If crumb sick - sick mom and dad share, usually half.
Of Dutch children do not expect adult behavior. Here one does not disturb, and no surprise if the child runs or screaming in a public place such as a cafe or restaurant. Here they love children - and their own, and other people and everywhere they are pleased. And even if carousing baby will scream or throw toys, no one made a remark to him or his parents, everyone understands the game - an integral part of childhood.
Parents happy children tend not to be ideal. In our culture, for the child is accepted to worry. If you're not worried about whether he is growing and developing, whether he grew up first in its time correctly clove, when he began to speak, and learned it read as early as pipsqueak neighbor, then you are bad parent. In the Netherlands, to take to heart all these little things are not taken - the parents are not subject to unnecessary anxiety and do not infect her children.
And do not forget to learn 6 golden rules for education of Jewish mothers and 5 worst sins, which are silent young mothers.
