Marie Helweg-Larsen

Des enfants jouent dans le parc Superkilen à Copenhague. Au Danemark, les parents laissent généralement à leurs enfants une grande liberté pour explorer, utiliser des outils et tester leurs limites. Lorie Shaull/Wikimedia Commons

Au Danemark, les enfants prennent davantage de risques, et ça pourrait contribuer à leur bien‑être

Construire des cabanes avec des outils, grimper très haut ou explorer la forêt : au Danemark, ces expériences font partie du développement normal des enfants – et seraient bénéfiques pour leur santé mentale.
Expositor de cigarros em uma loja de conveniência nos EUA: falta de compreensão da população sobre os reais perigos do tabagismo e influência política e econômica da indústria do tabaco dificultam mudanças nas atitudes e legislação. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Tabaco ainda é uma das principais causas de morte no mundo: os obstáculos às proibições geracionais do tabagismo

Algumas cidades dos EUA já proibiram a venda de cigarros para qualquer pessoa nascida após uma determinada data, e vários outros estados americanos e países estão considerando seguir esse caminho
Cigarette display at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Miami, Fla., in July 2025. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Tobacco is still one of the world’s top killers – here are the key obstacles to enacting generational smoking bans

A few US towns have banned cigarette sales to anyone born after a specific date, and several states are considering this path. A psychologist explains why such measures often face stiff resistance.
Denmark’s King Frederik X wipes away a tear as he waves to a crowd of 300,000 people. Martin Meissner/AP Photo

What Americans can learn from Danish masculinity

American men see manhood in opposition to womanhood. Danes, on the other hand, see manhood as not acting immaturely, as a boy would.
With so many competing demands during the holidays, it’s easy to take on more than you can handle. mphillips007/E+ via Getty Images

How to deal with holiday stress, Danish‑style

Denmark, despite its cold and gloomy winters, is full of people who consistently rank among the happiest in the world.
Instead of overreacting to minor slights, it’s healthier to just say, ‘pyt.’ Ezume Images/Shutterstock.com

A Danish word the world needs to combat stress: Pyt

Pyt doesn’t have an exact English translation, but there’s a rich strain of psychological research devoted to its benefits in everyday life.

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