Writing Letters
Writing has been essential in my family and a correspondence 1946-2008 between my mother and her English friend is kept with me.
Cultural Differences Part Two
Travelling opens you up for things you will not experience staying home.
Cultural Differences in Certain Countries and My Own
I am glad that I have lived in different countries and parts of Denmark, but it takes time to adjust in a new place
Each Period of a Child’s Development has its Own Needs
Meeting the needs of your baby in the first two months are essential for a foundation for the rest of his life.
If some problem has become chronic you go back to an earlier phase and work from there.
Coram Fields & Handel’s Messiah
One person with a vision and love for his fellow human beings can have an enormous effect in his life and in generations after him.
Ellis Island & Chasing Ancestors
Chasing ancestors who created a new and better life in the States is as interesting for us Europeans as it is for Americans to find their roots in Europe.
A Flash Back on Bonding to Babies
We take it for granted today that babies and parents are together in all situations and that the parents have the overall responsibility for the the child and that the staff at a hospital is there to help and support their health situation.
Bonding to New-Born Babies
A mother is born when her first child has arrived. The American Psychologist Daniel Stern has said something like that. The strong and good feelings for the child sometimes comes quickly and at times slowly. Baby’s need for sleep is enormous. About 15-18 hours per 24 hours the first month. That means you are not “on” all the time. More […]
To Be Twins
To be twins is a certain kind of being together even when far apart!
Sowing in the Darkest Hour
I met a beautiful young woman recently outside my training centre. She was happily married and was enjoying her work as a newly educated staff nurse. I was so thrilled to see that her life had turned out so well. My thoughts went twelve years back. My youngest son had been placed in a home for mentally ill young people after […]
From one Heart to Another 