{"product_id":"the-happiest-kids-in-the-world-how-dutch-parents-help-their-kids-and-themselves-by-doing-less-9781615193905","title":"The Happiest Kids in the World: How Dutch Parents Help Their Kids (and Themselves) by Doing Less","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Rina Mae Acosta\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: MixIG\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: MixIG\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Parenting - Motherhood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalling all stressed-out parents: Relax! Imagine a place where young children play unsupervised, don't do homework, have few scheduled \"activities\" . . . and rank #1 worldwide in happiness \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e education. It's not a fantasy--it's the Netherlands!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Rina Mae Acosta and Michele Hutchison--an American and a Brit, both married to Dutchmen and raising their kids in the Netherlands--report back on what makes Dutch kids so happy and well adjusted. Is it that dads take workdays off to help out? Chocolate sprinkles for breakfast? Bicycling \u003ci\u003eeverywhere\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Whatever the secret, entire Dutch families reap the benefits, from babies (who sleep 15 hours a day) to parents (who enjoy a work-life balance most Americans only dream of). As Acosta and Hutchison borrow ever-more wisdom from their Dutch neighbors, this much becomes clear: Sometimes the best thing we can do as parents is . . . \u003ci\u003eless!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experiment","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45299310559383,"sku":"9781615193905","price":1287.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781615193905.webp?v=1769285424","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-happiest-kids-in-the-world-how-dutch-parents-help-their-kids-and-themselves-by-doing-less-9781615193905","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}