{"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":"Calling 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10500539\"\u003eRina Mae Acosta\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4602517\"\u003eMichele Hutchison\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Experiment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781615193905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1615193901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM032000\"\u003eParenting | Motherhood\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM039000\"\u003eLife Stages | School Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRina Mae Acosta\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer from California currently living in the Netherlands with her Dutch husband and two young sons. She founded the successful parenting blog \u003ci\u003eFinding Dutchland\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichele Hutchison\u003c\/b\u003e is the 2020 International Booker Prize-winning translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Discomfort of Evening\u003c\/i\u003e. She lived and worked in Britain before moving to Amsterdam in 2004 where she now lives with her husband and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experiment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43893652881547,"sku":"9781615193905","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_efa6a297-bf07-48a9-baac-9266d264161d.jpg?v=1756139311","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-happiest-kids-in-the-world-how-dutch-parents-help-their-kids-and-themselves-by-doing-less-9781615193905","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}