Unicef has rated Dutch children the happiest in the world. According to researchers, Dutch kids are ahead of their peers in childhood well-being when compared with 29 of the world’s richest industrialized countries. Two American moms living in the Netherlands have been finding out why and wrote a book about their experiences.
Why the Dutch raise the world’s happiest children
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