Nov. 3, 2023

Wait - We Can Do That? (Brilliant Parenting Approaches Around The World)

Wait - We Can Do That? (Brilliant Parenting Approaches Around The World)

What can we learn from parents in China, Denmark, or Taiwan? Parenting is so different around the globe, and it’s always interesting to gain child-rearing perspectives in locales from Lyon to Lichtenstein.

Wine and cheese at the playground? Naps outside? Recess every hour? There are a lot of intriguing child-rearing strategies from all over the world, some that to us Am-urr-icans seem like common sense, and some that seem a little more out-of-the-box...

Molly and Blaire discuss:

  • Blaire's travels to England
  • Outside naps in Nordic countries
  • Déjeuner à la France


Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:

Marco Chown Oved for the Toronto Star: "Mothers love differently around the world"

Amy Morin for VeryWell Family: "11 Parenting Styles From Around the World"

Sharon Jayson for USA Today: "American moms creating a parenting melting pot"

What Fresh Hell's Fresh Take with Michaeleen Doucleff on Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans

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