Parenting is always a tricky business, even in the best of circumstances.
Parents frequently second-guess themselves about when to intervene and when to hold back.
There may be less second-guessing in the Netherlands, where the children are rated on several scales as the happiest in the world.
Is there a common cultural approach? Rina Mae Acosta and Michele Hutchison both married Dutch men and picked up some ideas raising their kids Dutch. Their book is The Happiest Kids in the World: How Dutch Parents Help Their Kids* by Doing Less *and Themselves.We get Michele Hutchison on the phone to answer some questions.
