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April 2014

Stories about life in Denmark

Raising Kids in Denmark: Social engineering begins in day care

Denmark is a pretty good place to raise children.

Working hours are short, and it’s perfectly OK to leave work at 3 or 4 o’clock to pick up your kids. There’s a good system for early childhood health. A nurse visits your home when your child is a baby. Later, there are regular checkups with a doctor.If your child has the sniffles, you can take off work and stay home with her. The first two days are paid time off.

And, of course, there’s the day care system. It’s not free, but it’s reasonably priced, and it’s nice to be able to drop off your kid in a safe place with trained people while you go to work.

In some countries, there’s a lot of controversy about whether very young children should be in day care or at home with their parents. Not in Denmark. 97% of kids go to day care, even the children of the Royal Family. Even the future king, currently known as ten-year-old Prince Christian, went to day care.

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In the Media

‘Danskernes venskab er specialt’: DI Business Magazine

Danes are loyal, good friends, but their friendships are full of obligations, Kay Xander Mellish says in an interview with DI Business Magazine, published by DI Danske Industri (The Danish Confederation of Industry.)

“Danish friendship is deep and that’s a wonderful thing, but it also means that it can be difficult to become friends with a Dane,” Kay explains.

Read about more about Danish cultural differences or download a PDF copy of the article ‘Danskernes venskab er specialt.’