5 Why Dutch women make such relaxed mothers

DUTCH MUMS DON’T GIVE TWO HOOTS ABOUT SNAPPING BACK INTO THEIR LEGGINGS MINUTES AFTER GIVING BIRTH, AND YOU CAN FORGET FAST-TRACKING KIDS WITH BRAIN-TRAINING CDS. DUTCH MUMS UNDERSTAND THAT THEY – AND THEIR KIDS – ARE FAR FROM PERFECT, AND AS A RESULT ARE FAR HAPPIER FOR IT. DUTCH KIDS ARE GIVEN LOTS OF FREEDOM AND AUTONOMY. THE DUTCH APPROACH TO LIFE IS: “JUST ACT NORMAL – THAT’S CRAZY ENOUGH.” WITH THE NETHERLANDS LEADING THE WORLD ON FLEXI-TIME AND PART-TIME WORK, DUTCH MUMS HAVE AN ENVIABLE WORK/LIFE BALANCE. AND DUTCH DADS ARE HANDS ON TOO, WITH 66% REDUCING THEIR WORKLOAD TO TAKE UP “PAPADAGS” (DADDY DAYS), AND GRANDPARENTS TAKING THE KIDS, ON AVERAGE, ONE DAY A WEEK.