Episode 06: When Schools Teach Empathy

Iben Sandahl

Illustration by Alexander Bustamante

In episode six, Maytal talks with Iben Sandahl, Danish parenting expert and psychotherapist. Iben, author of The Danish Way of Parenting, is spreading her wisdom across the globe about how to raise happier, healthier, and more empathic children. Iben is a native of Denmark, which has consistently ranked as one of the happiest countries in the world. One of Denmark’s secrets to emotional success is the fact that empathy is embedded into their school curriculum. Today, Iben not only talks about healthy parenting, but what it means to teach empathy in schools.