How to Raise a Viking: The Secrets of Parenting the Worlds Happiest Children

(Hardback)

Available Formats

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

'Helen has a way to take big ideas and convey them with warmth and wisdom' Dr Rangan Chatterjee
-

What do Vikings know about raising children Turns out, quite a lot
After a decade of living in Denmark and raising a family there, Helen Russell noticed that Nordic children are different. They eat differently. They learn differently. They run, jump and climb out in nature for hours a day, even though the weather is terrible and it's dark October to March. And then they grow up to be some of the happiest adults on the planet. Her question was: how

In How to Raise a Viking, Russell takes a deep dive into the parenting culture of Denmark and the other Nordic nations, from parental leave policies to school structure, screen time, and the surprising customs that lead to happy, well-adjusted humans. This fascinating peek behind the cultural curtain allows readers a glimpse of another world, where babies sleep outside in their prams up to -20C and pre-schoolers wield axes.

Refreshingly funny and unfailingly optimistic about the new generation of humans growing up in the world right now, this is a heart-warming love letter to Russells adopted homeland and proof that we could all use a bit more Viking in our lives.

Reviews

'I learnt how to live Danishly and now I know how to raise my children like a Viking (but a good Viking). Helens brilliant writing is having a dangerously powerful impact on me which is leading me to an inevitable emigration to Scandinavia. I just need to let my wife and children know' Rob Beckett, comedian

'Ditch all the other parenting books. This is the one funny, helpful, doable and not guilt-inducing. Makes me want to have kids all over again and try it this way well, almost' Matt Rudd, author and Sunday Times columnist

My DNA is Viking so this is the book my parents needed. Too late for them, not too late for you Simon Mayo, author and presenter

Helen has done it again. This book will help any parent also to laugh out loud. Witty and informative Meik Wiking, Sunday Times bestselling author and founder of The Happiness Research Institute

In her signature style of warmth and whip smart investigation, Helen provides us a window into this wonderous world of Nordic parenting. You'll be rushing out to buy your little ones knives and a box of matches after reading this enlightening and entertaining book! Helen Thorn, comedian and Sunday Times bestselling author

There's some good learnings here for parents to be inspired by in this fun book on how to make your little ones more happily independent' Lorraine Candy, author of 'Whats Wrong with Me'

'Helen has a way to take big ideas and convey them with warmth and wisdom' Dr Rangan Chatterjee, author and BBC presenter

Author Bio

Helen Russell is a hugely well-connected, well-respected journalist, and author of the highly successful The Year of Living Danishly (53k TCM). As How to be Sad explores, happiness and unhappiness aren't always mutually exclusive, and we can all get happier - by learning how to be sad, better.