Synopsis
A concrete and honest guide to not only surviving life with children, but rather how to create a happy family life with more energy and stronger ties.
What the reader gets:
1. A hands-on 5-step parenting guide, giving simple and powerful tools for raising amazingly happy children.
2. Techniques that are deeply rooted in Viking and Danish parenting culture, renowned to have strong women who raise happy and independent children.
3. Gives an insight into how the concept of "hygge" and a strong connection to nature is the foundation for raising kids in Denmark.
4. Emphasis on how important the parents' personal well-being is for a happy family life.
5. Inspiration for ways to encourage children to dare more, and thereby boosting their self-esteem.
Personal note from the author
”Dear you,
We've been there, too: where family life and everyday activities are just so hard that life becomes a question of survival. Our days were filled with stress, conflict, and crying children, and we looked forward to finally getting them into their beds. We've lived on that island of frustration and helplessness ourselves, where we couldn't see a way out. We couldn't even remember what it was like to feel good and be full of energy. We tried one thing, and then a second, and a third, and a fourth, trying to make it off that island, but there was nothing that worked. More than anything, we just tried harder and harder to get away from it. We survived each day, waiting for someone to come by, look in on us from outside, and think, I've got to do something, I feel so sorry for her. But nobody ever came, and nothing ever happened, until we changed our mindset. If you're in an unpleasant place in your life, or you feel like your life is all about surviving from one day to the next, it's time to stop this way of thinking and make some changes in your life. There's only one person who can build that bridge to a better life for you and your children, and that's you! We want to give you a new mindset, some new glasses, so you can see the world in a different light and see that the solutions are right in front of you. We ourselves had a desperate need to find those solutions, and the realization came to us when we dove deep down and spent years researching what goes into a good family life. When we finally found the solution, we could hardly believe how simple it was. We met each other right around that time, when things were at their hardest. Our lives, our situations, and our living conditions were all very similar. We were left alone at home with our children because of our husbands' jobs. We had different challenges, but we had a common dream to make a change. Life with children shouldn't be about constantly being in survival mode. Life is too precious for that. It should be about having a good family life that we can enjoy, and we should be able to send our children forward in life with a feeling of peace in our souls. Our lives looked nothing like that until we figured out the formula, and found the courage to start with ourselves.
Lots of love from Mette Dahm & Mette Wismann.”
