Recently, I participated in two feature articles about the Japanese translation of ‘How Dutch parents help their kids (and themselves) by doing less’, authored by Rina Mae Acosta and Michele Hutchison. Nikkei Business Jin Bunko published the Japanese edition in February 2025. As someone who grew up in the Netherlands, I shared my impressions of the book along with my thoughts on cultural and value differences, as well as my own childhood. While I noted that the era in which I was raised is quite different from the current era of raising children, I was surprised to see that many aspects of Dutch child-rearing have remained unchanged. If you’re interested, please check the link below (in Japanese).
① https://bookplus.nikkei.com/atcl/column/021000473/070700004/
② https://bookplus.nikkei.com/atcl/column/021000473/070700005/