I’ve read other books that compare the US to other countries, and some of them were over the top. I’m not sure why it didn’t bother me this time. It did give a very rosy perspective on Dutch parenting without a lot of criticism and some stuff sounded inane.

But seriously, American parents need to relax. Perhaps because there was so much overlap with All Joy and No Fun, I found this reassuring. I wish I had read it when I had little babies and kids. Maybe I wouldn’t have felt so alone on the competition field of motherhood.