Iben Dissing Sandahl

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About Iben Dissing Sandahl

Iben Sandahl is the author of The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids and Play The Danish Way: A Guide to Raising Balanced, Resilient and Healthy Children through Play.

She is a professional parenting expert, narrative psychotherapist MPF, family counselor, teacher and speaker. She has more than 20 years of experienced insight into child psychology and education, which in a most natural way anchor the Danish way of practicing parenthood. For more information about her lectures or new happenings visit her website: www.ibensandahl.com

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The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids Jun 29, 2016

by Jessica Joelle Alexander, Iben Sandahl

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International bestseller

As seen in The Wall Street Journal--from free play to cozy together time, discover the parenting secrets of the happiest people in the world

What makes Denmark the happiest country in the world--and how do Danish parents raise happy, confident, successful kids, year after year? This upbeat and practical book presents six essential principles, which spell out P-A-R-E-N-T:

Play is essential for development and well-being.
Authenticity fosters trust and an "inner compass."
Reframing helps kids cope with setbacks and look on the bright side.
Empathy allows us to act with kindness toward others.
No ultimatums means no power struggles, lines in the sand, or resentment.
Togetherness is a way to celebrate family time, on special occasions and every day. The Danes call this hygge--and it's a fun, cozy way to foster closeness. Preparing meals together, playing favorite games, and sharing other family traditions are all hygge. (Cell phones, bickering, and complaining are not!)

With illuminating examples and simple yet powerful advice, The Danish Way of Parenting will help parents from all walks of life raise the happiest, most well-adjusted kids in the world.

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Play The Danish Way: A Guide to Raising Balanced, Resilient and Healthy Children through Play Jun 8, 2017

by Iben Dissing Sandahl

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Play the Danish Way: The Benefits of Free Play

From the country known for “hygge,” an educational system that promotes empathy and a great sense of inner drive, Danish author and psychotherapist Iben Dissing Sandahl has delved deeper into what makes Denmark so special. Her bestseller, The Danish Way of Parenting – What the happiest people in the world know about raising confident, capable kids, proceeded to show readers around the world that the reason behind the Danish people consistently being voted "the happiest people in the world" is their upbringing. Danish parents raise happy children, who grow up to be happy adults, who raise happy children. Now, with the release of her second book Sandahl elaborates further, looking at one of the most important pillars of bringing up resilient and happy children. This being unstructured free play.

In her new book, Play The Danish Way – A Guide to Raising Balanced, Resilient and Healthy Children through Play, Sandahl strives to answer some of the many questions that have arisen from her first book. In order to raise happy children, it is important to critically evaluate the entirety of the whole child on many different level. Sandahl advocates for a society where we pay more attention to raising robust children with strong inner strength, in order for them to be better equipped for the challenges that await them in the future.

In Play The Danish Way, Sandahl works to provide parents around the world with insight on how to integrate play into the lives of their children. Through this hands-on guide to unstructured free play, the steps on how to raise strong and healthy children are clearly laid out.

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Comment élever les enfants les plus heureux du monde (Essais et documents) (French Edition) Apr 5, 2017

by Jessica-Joelle Alexander, Iben Dissing Sandahl

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Les recettes du bonheur danois Pourquoi les Danois sont-ils les plus heureux au monde, et comment font-ils, année après année, pour que leurs enfants soient également heureux, confiants, dynamiques ? Ce guide pratique et optimiste révèle les habitudes des familles les plus heureuses sur terre. À l’aide d’exemples limpides, il présente les six principes fondateurs de la parentalité danoise :
- Le jeu est essentiel au développement et au bien-être des enfants.
- L’authenticité favorise la confiance et permet aux enfants de se créer une boussole intérieure.
- Le recadrage aide les enfants à surmonter les obstacles et à voir le côté positif de la vie.
- L’empathie nous permet d’agir avec bienveillance envers les autres.
- L’absence d’ultimatum évite les rapports de force ou le ressentiment.
- Le cocooning est une façon de célébrer la famille, les occasions spéciales et le quotidien.
Les Danois appellent ce dernier principe hygge. C’est une façon simple et efficace de tisser un lien étroit.
Par son point de vue éclairant et nouveau sur l’éducation interculturelle, Les Recettes du bonheur danois aident les parents de tous horizons à élever des enfants plus heureux et plus adaptés au monde.
Traduit de l’anglais par Isabelle Crouzet

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