Dutch Children Deemed The Happiest In The World By UNICEF | TODAY

According to a recent UNICEF study on well-being, children from the Netherlands are the happiest kids out of 29 of the world’s richest industrialized nations. Reporting for Sunday TODAY, NBC’s Keir Simmons takes a look at what’s behind the statistics.
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Dutch Children Deemed The Happiest In The World By UNICEF | TODAY

[@fam.vanveen3026]

A kid comes home from a soccer game: US dad: "did you win?" - NL dad: "did you have fun?"

[@rick10512]

The Dutch parents would know if the kid had won because he/she would be screaming along the field to his child to make him/her play better.

[@norwedish01]

So true!!

[@manmetsnor8816]

echt he

[@DevJill]

This is so true

[@kitkatsartsuwu8398]

man met snor echt he

[@jaapkr7520]

3:10 wtf helmets??? I'm Dutch and I can tell you that this is very rare.

[@teungamed1495]

Ja idd maar kleine kinderen hebben dat vaker, Ik had vroeger ook een helm op (tot dat ik 4 was ofzo)

[@manmetsnor8816]

-7 jaar is normaal

[@DevJill]

Lol I always wore that when I was little

[@Saartje05]

Ik zie hier nooit kinderen met een helm

[@WiWillemijn]

dislekt 3.0 nee das meer voor duitsers idd

[@rikdemoel9060]

i never have seen so many children with a helmet on riding a bike in the Netherlands.

[@ACwebseries]

Rik de Moel they included one shot so the American audience wouldn't totally freak out

[@rikdemoel9060]

Amsterdam Calling XD

[@youriiiboy]

Asstoge Wow what a savage, thats normal.

[@ACwebseries]

Americans also comment on how the Dutch don't wear life vests on the boats on the canals.

[@youriiiboy]

Amsterdam Calling America is so overprotective thats why they arent happy

[@OttosAudio]

"It's the chocolate sprinkles!" *Shows Chocolate **_Vlokken_*

[@jules..-]

TRIGGERED

[@lars7529]

S O P H I E X X X Peaces of pieces?

[@hagenm4080]

Otto's Audio chocolate sprinkles is "chocolade hagel" and chocolate flakes are "chocolade vlokken" 🤦🏼‍♂️ the people at today news apparently don't know the difference between flakes and sprinkles😂

[@OttosAudio]

fuze kessikbayev Dit heeft niks met OCD te maken.. 😂

[@mernisch8307]

Otto's Audio Sprinkels zijn gewoon strooisels, dus de vertaling van Vlokken en Hagelslag is in Engels hetzelfde

[@robert5533]

I hate it when people say people in the netherlands are eating chocalate for breakfast even though they eat nuttela all day

[@alnotbiggaytho7124]

So true

[@k-leb4671]

Oh yeah, I forgot about Nutella.

[@tobiasvandenhooff1266]

But nutella isn't chocolate

[@elgoblinogamer9296]

@@tobiasvandenhooff1266 je maakt een grapje toch?

[@tobiasvandenhooff1266]

@@elgoblinogamer9296 nee het is hazelnoot spread, en er zit wel een beetje cacao in maar vooral hazelnoot

[@aimeeetje7695]

WHAHAHHA, if we're the happiest kids in the netherlands, than other childeren must feel terrible

[@c.c6437]

Aimée Anna hhaahahaha echt he

[@timonheidema6837]

Aimée Anna True... Ah.... The parents and children relationships when you are walking in the mall...

[@Anne-zt2dz]

Aimée Anna echt hè

[@rosannaberckley5515]

Milan Hulleman helemaal niet, veel kinderen in Nederland hebben het echt heel slecht. Jij bent degene die verwend klinkt

[@ahkando]

Then other children must feel terrible *

[@nvh2235]

We have Kroketten, that is the most important reason.

[@rivkavermeij]

MrNexxi Frikandellen

[@Dennis-ni9vo]

Bitterballen

[@nvh2235]

Dennis There pretty good to

[@shitface695]

Het is they are toch

[@shitface695]

There is een plaats ofzo

[@tamar597]

It's true 😂 I didn't have homework until I was in high school 😅

[@In1998able]

I did't from groep 6 I had homework

[@lottem4063]

Tamar Every school is different, I had homework in middle school (I'm Dutch too)

[@jean-francoislawson3675]

In1998able same

[@DevJill]

Í'm jealous, I had it in 'groep' 6. but never did anything with it XD

[@laurasvejda4160]

In middelschool I didn't had to do anything because it was way to easy

[@akkiekippekakkie7157]

But the number one reason we are the happiest is because: we have kroketten and frikandellen

[@plopdansers1581]

Frikandel speciaal 👌🏻

[@conzo4620]

And that's a fact

[@ytancorbel1898]

Frikandelbroodje👌

[@akkiekippekakkie7157]

@@ytancorbel1898 ja voor de Engelsen frykandle bredje

[@justjah3030]

Precies

[@maudi4425]

Lets say that the most parents in the Netherlands arent really over protective.

[@ahkando]

Ey Maudi :P wrm kom ik jou hier tegen ik ben Eva xD

[@maudi4425]

heey!! weet ik niet :P

[@ikrame8442]

Mine are 😔

[@stendijk8949]

ja dat is een deel ervan ze zijn misschien wat te beschermend. Het leef klimaat is daar echter ook anders je kan daar niet als kind naar de supermarkt of school lopen of fietsen omdat je altijd een auto nodig hebt.

[@newo_j05]

@@ikrame8442 same 😕

[@stranger-gf4jt]

and now 80% of the teenagers are on the edge of getting a burn-out

[@sennalikesdrama4651]

maar echt lol

[@cajogames3655]

Zwakkelingen

[@bartjohannes4039]

@@cajogames3655 kankur

[@Treinbouwer]

@l̼̓ Of ons falende schoolsysteem... Systematisch iedereen die niet gemiddeld is er uit werken is niet de manier om de beste resultaten te behalen, fysiek, mentaal en leertechnisch.

[@aidensmith6312]

Allemaal weak

[@marije0207]

Kids? Yes. Teens? No. I'm Dutch and I don't even know a teen, who isn't stressed or fed up about life

[@melaniepellens1152]

Yes thats true. And if we have the happiest childs and teens. It means that outside the Netherlands the teens are more stressed and fed up about life.

[@marije0207]

@@melaniepellens1152 which would mean that the whole world hates life... that doesn't seems real

[@germanhess]

@@marije0207 Wees blij met onze geweldige verzorgingsstaat, 80 jaar geleden ging het er heel anders aan toe!

[@marije0207]

@@germanhess hey dat zeg ik niet, maar dat veranderd niks aan dw feiten

[@dbreen733]

Exactly!!! Glad someone finally tells the truth. Many dutch teens and the elderly are stressed and lonely. I blame the high level of individualism

[@xroosjetijger5933]

Hagelslag for the win!! #🇳🇱

[@BOBBO0117]

xRoosjeTijger *vlokken*

[@satan875]

Ben jij fan van lonk?

[@kayversteegh6135]

xRoosjeTijger lekker toch Hahah

[@indivd83]

xRoosjeTijger bro dat waren vlokken wat zeg jij

[@denederlanders8725]

xRoosjeTijger vlokken zijn beter

[@m__6930]

You know worldpower America's doing something wrong when skinny, happy Dutch kids get chocolate for breakfast while in the meanwhile the ever getting fatter American kids are not that happy.

[@MultiAnnemijn]

Marjolein why is america getting fatter? Because they can't think of any other breakfast than pancakes, waffles and cereal. For lunch, the kids get a 2 week-old meal with no vitamins or any good stuff. For dinner they get some corn, a sausage and a potato, or even take-out. America needs to learn to eat again!

[@Lilly-hk6qn]

I think because the most dutch people eat once a week fastfood.

[@cherubi3570]

Marjolein We eat home made meals, while in the US they don't.

[@kimdobben1318]

Marjolein we only get fastfood once every month so for me its a special thing when we go to a mac donalds and on saturday evening we get some chips and soda so yeah mabye thats a thing

[@Lilly-hk6qn]

Kim Dobben Not everyone in The Netherlands eat fastfood once a month, and all of my friends and family eat almost every day chips.

[@marije-6822]

We cycle everywhere even If it rains or If there's snow outside

[@lunarity7405]

Marije - ikr

[@Kwebbel05]

Storm? Vriezend koud? Glad? Sneeuw? Boeie, fietsen godverdommen 😂

[@Nobody-yr7bh]

Or there is a earthquake we would still cycle😂

[@valinoboomin]

@@Nobody-yr7bh Ja maar tenzij je in Groningen woont heb je die niet echt 😂

[@Trixie91]

My country is far from perfect but I'm glad I grew up in the Netherlands :) My parents raised me to be very independent, I got to go everywhere on my bike by myself and they never put too much pressure on me, neither did my school. Yet I still think I reached my full potential. No need to put way too much pressure on little kids!

[@arev]

Livelifelaugh same 🙌🏼

[@maximilianotorro527]

It's perfect but OK...

[@GeneSv]

What? Do kids in America get homework before middelschool? What about the fundamentals like socializing and human understanding?

[@GeneSv]

WHY??!!??

[@vleraberisha9276]

Dat is ook in België zo...

[@GeneSv]

Okay, top be fair, I had some too, but that were like 10 sheets of math and maybe 15 topographic maps in 8 years.

[@timonheidema6837]

Draw Back Well... I live in the Netherlands too... And all the homework i had before high school were: Topographical Homework and sometimes Special Projects..

[@daniquedepaauw4011]

Mijn broertje zit in groep 3 en hij krijgt ook gewoon huiswerk

[@samuelli-a-sam]

As a Dutch person I can quire confirm as most Dutch kids are also very cultured. Many kids are raised with other people who have different cultures and learn about geography at a young age.

[@Kwebbel05]

Oh yes the geography and topography I still have nightmares about those topography tests

[@lemonmane69]

@@Kwebbel05 still forget all Dutch provinces

[@kevk9306]

This is the biggest load of crap ever...

[@samuelli-a-sam]

@@kevk9306 Oh is that so? Are you Dutch then?

[@samuelli-a-sam]

@@Kwebbel05 😂😂they were the best

[@Macaromi02]

Didn’t know we were the happiest in the world haha but now that I think about it, my early childhood was amazing, I loved school and didn’t feel pressured at all! I always played outside with my friends and there were like 6 playgrounds in the area. I can’t even imagine being an unhappy child actually. Of course that changed when I was like 13, when we got actual homework and you know, school started becoming more stressful and puberty happened.. Also I cycle to school in about 30 minutes and always go with my friends and we just talk and cycle, which is really fun and just a nice way to socialize and stay in shape. We ALWAYS cycle, trust me. Even when I’m sick and it’s raining and freezing cold, I cycle. There are literal cycle traffic jams on the cycle paths (literally translated I guess, idk if that’s a thing) to school. And also, no one has helmets on, unless you’re just starting out with cycling.

[@cokecl]

Do you change your clother when arriving to school/work and it's raining or what?

[@eline7207]

@@cokecl some people change their clothes or wear rain coats and pants. I always just sat in class completely drenched, because I'm lazy and it will dry eventually

[@cokecl]

Eline Someday I'll go and see that, it's just so alien for me!

[@eline7207]

@@cokecl hahaha I find that so weird, because I grew up with it and it's just normal kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6SQfINupLWXrMk I find this a hilarious video about the dutch weather😂

[@puffcatco]

nou ik heb altijd moeite met school .-.

[@LisaMariavanHarmelen]

Well I have to say that I was raised with a lot of freedom, but also with the knowledge that school is really important. Because of that freedom I wanted to be good at school, because I knew that after school I could climb in tree's and have fun outside. I can look back at my childhood with a big smile on my face.

[@JipSlinger]

Anoniemyous ok je hoeft niet zo te zijn maat.

[@JadeStaze1]

Anoniemyous school is belangrijk ben ervoor gegaan nu zit ik bij irritante bekakte Nederlanders in de klas lol

[@Widdekuu91]

Right, but the amount of pressure in the USA is different. In the USA, they'll make you learn 5 pages and not tell you what the test is about. Then..you fail the test and the rest of the class concludes; 'Yeah, you're not going to make it in life.' Your mother is crying at home, because she fears you'll have to become a drugdealer to make ends meet, you start using enhancement-drugs to perform better, you start having panic-attacks and everything (including friends, hobbies, relaxation) has to be erased from the schedule, because you need to have good grades. And then you HAVE the good grades, at the cost of the best years of your life (supposedly) and then you either happen to meet a grumpy principal that doesn't want to admit you to the university, or you have been "arrested by the schoolpolice" once, because you threw a paper-airplane (that really happens, look up John Oliver-School police. He's like the American Arjen Lubach) or you got a 9,5/10 where someone else got a 10/10 and you don't get accepted into the university. And if you do, then you have to pay a load of money and then they find out that your name is Leroy or Latisha and you can kiss your university goodbye. All the pressure and work is for nothing, studies have shown the effect of all that pressure is not only damaging later in life (you will not rest until you get praise from someone and hate yourself when you fail) but it also makes hardly a difference if you go to university and even THAT won't make you happy in the end.

[@broodjebonen3934]

2:26 the children have a better accent then the teacher✋😂

[@stawberrypink]

Lol

[@ruthberghuis7599]

yall americans are pretty obsessed with our hagelslag ( chocolate sprinkles) haha

[@pinda3268]

Gebaseerd op je 'y'all', heb jij zelf ook wel iets met de Amerikanen. Dat is wel zonde, Ruth, Brits Engels über all. Vind je het overigens gek, hagelslag is geweldig. Vlokken ook.

[@Ghipoli]

NothingToSeeHere. held.

[@TheLegend72]

NothingToSeeHere. Brits engels is echt pure myxomatoseshit

[@pinda3268]

Lawse We hebben het hier over talen, niet over konijnen. Wel bij de les blijven. Overigens ligt mijn voorkeur bij het Britse Engels aangezien dit naar mijn voorkeur formeler en gepaster is. Het Amerikaans kan zo onbeschoft klinken. Hier hoef jij het natuurlijk niet mee eens te zijn, maar onderbouw je mening dan in ieder geval met een geldig argument, niet met een of andere konijnenziekte. (Misschien ben jij zelf een konijn? Sterkte, in dat geval).

[@timonheidema6837]

NothingToSeeHere. Ik heb ook een voorkeur naar Brits Engels... Alleen probeer ik nu een Brits accent te kweken, wat nog niet helemaal lukt.

[@Justtdiana]

The Netherlands first America Second

[@imichaelli3409]

Diionahh 26

[@vicxray3657]

The Netherlands first the USA 26

[@justicedem6455]

Belgium was second in the ranking on education. the low countries rule so much, it's ridiculous :-)

[@Isa33334]

Exactly.

[@K1989L]

Nope. America dead last.

[@mrbonzzai]

The ability to cycle almost everywhere is dependent on infrastructure. Dutch city and town planning is on another level.

[@mourlyvold7655]

That undoubtedly proved to be a world of difference but I grew up in the 60s and 70s when cycling infrastructure was in it's infancy, and we rode our bikes everywhere anyway...

[@eurovisionworld2061]

So proud to be Dutch :) ❤

[@nandominus3025]

Esc Bas Me too bro. :)

[@mx6096]

Esc Bas ik ook 😜

[@noabakker1458]

Esc Bas M2!!❤

[@influence5310]

I am not, i am just lucky that i born here.

[@fenneleon]

Who cares I'm going to Canada

[@tjeerdroukens5110]

btw English isn't our first language

[@silkeHoekstra]

obviously 😂

[@tjeerdroukens5110]

Sil Hoekstra ze moeten echt iets aan dat Engels op die basisscholen gaan doen, mn broertje van 11 spreekt nog beter Engels dan z'n juf😂

[@aname5552]

Tjeerd Roukens ik verbeterde mijn juf eerst altijd lol

[@fritswester2634]

Maartje van Tilborg Dat komt ook omdat tegenwoordig Engels steeds meer en op steeds jongere leeftijd al wordt geleerd. Vroeger was Engels leren minder gebruikelijk. Veel oude mensen kunnen bijvoorbeeld ook geen Engels terwijl de jongere mensen bijna vloeiend Engels praten.

[@iclaimthisname9767]

Frits Wester Bijna vloeiend vind ik ook wel weer een beetje overdreven, maar de meesten kunnen wel zo ongeveer 'verstaanbaar' Engels spreken. Dat moet ook wel, anders kun je meestal niet over naar de volgende klas.

[@vanderheijden3927]

the reporter pronounced 'mamadag' and 'papadag' perfectly as if he is dutch himself

[@ahkando]

nope

[@obamart]

Hans du Bois even though we actually call it"moederdag" and "vaderdag"

[@DerkiedeGoede]

Mandvis ik denk dat ze het anders bedoelden. Dat kinderen op bepaalde dagen hun moeder thuis hebben en de andere dagen hun vader, door werkuur verdeling

[@FirstBurns]

Papadag en mamadag zijn iets anders dan moederdag en vaderdag. Papadag is een dag dat een vader vrij neemt van werk zodat hij tijd met de kinderen kan doorbrengen.

[@dutchman7623]

Op maandag is oma er als de kinderen thuiskomen, op dinsdag mama, woensdag papa, donderdag de andere oma en vrijdag is mama er weer. Veel zullen dit herkennen.

[@BenteMeijer]

this makes me even more proud of my country. But i think its kinda straightforward that all of our cycling attributes to being happier (loads of studies have proven that regular exercise helps with happiness and fighting depression). im dutch and because we cycle everywhere, we are very mobile at a young age. I've been going shopping on my own at the supermarket since i was 10 and loads of other stuff. my parents hardly drive me anywhere which gives me a lot of freedom in where i can go and what i can do

[@user-zx4oe6xh1x]

Bente M precies dat

[@lesbianmess620]

Making french homework while listening to ein zwei polizei, while commenting a comment in english😂😂😂😂

[@alwaysfreezing130]

Mr. Worldwide!

[@Kwebbel05]

Oui oui uh I’m failing French...

[@annikamol2407]

The bad thing is also the pressure part tho. When we're young there isn't much but the transition from preschool etc. to high school is HUGE. For 8 years you barely have to do anything and then suddenly you're expected to go to school for 8 hours, make a huge pile of homework, get good grades, be happe, participate in sports and group activities and maintain a social life. It just all suddenly completely changes and there's really no one there willing to help ease the process.

[@someonesomeone7423]

I didn’t feel any difference after 2 weeks

[@Sinx-Ce]

8 hours? Mine is like 5-7 hours

[@Widdekuu91]

I personally think (from a Pedagogic Worker's perspective) that the answer would be to cut down on homework in highschool, not to add homework in middleschool. If I think back about what I remember from those 80+ pages I've read, it's barely anything anyway, I learned through doing things and experiencing them myself. I used to have teachers that (unaware of what other teachers were doing) gave us 4 pages to read and 3 pages to write. If you have 5 different teachers that day, that all have the same idea, you have 20 pages to read and 12 pages to write. (And some jazzballet-practice in the evening, because your social life is nonexistent and you hoped you'd find some happiness in dancing.) You'd be running to jazzballet after a long day of school, dance for an hour, cycle home, be exhausted, eat and then have to finish 10 readingpages for the next day, and 5 need to be written down. And then the next day, you get another 15 pages and you still have the other 7 and you were late, so you need to stay in detention and oh...highschool is horrible, even in the Netherlands. Imagine how awful it must be in America.

[@robbiewels648]

The video: they aren’t pressured in school High school : hold that thougt mandatory G E K O L O N I S E E R D

[@Treinbouwer]

Vanaf de middelbare al hoor.

[@robbiewels648]

@@Treinbouwer high school betekent middelbare school

[@elisefleuren3801]

we cycle A LOT. Before COVID I cycled 45 minutes every day to my school. We don’t take the bus to school as a teen, we cycle. Every. Single. Day. Trough the rain, snow, even when it is so hot that you burn alive (this does not happen often) we cycle . I really have a love hate relationship with my bike. Also we can not drive until we are 18 unlike American teens who drive their cars to school

[@meh23p]

45 minutes?? Why is your school so far away?

[@sweetcelien]

Not all dutch people do that I did go with the bus everyday 😅

[@dutchik5107]

if that's true. the world is extremely sad...

[@marwaxx3491]

Dutchik inderdaad

[@theshoesinjiminshandsinmvo2367]

Dutchik hmhmm ikr

[@dutchik5107]

Poppy M we also have levels. the average for other western countries is like mavo. we here are pressured into havo. VWO etc. a lot are. you dont want to drop a level. THATS FAILLURE.

[@cokecl]

Well yes, there is a lot of suffering in the world

[@MM-vr8rj]

@@ebonywilson24 I didn't actually. I had a lot of fun with my classmates and only started stressing in my 4th year. The last year was pretty relaxing since it was all rehearsal.

[@Somali.Pirate1]

I grew up the first 8 years of my life in Holland before moving to the UK. Now that I think about it, all the kids rode bikes to school, even me, I laugh now remembering that I lived down the street fr the school and always rode my bike to it. The school literally had a huge shed full of students bikes on the playground.

[@captain8014]

of course it's the chocolate. 😂

[@shfnnghh]

JustABitDutch CHOOCLAAAATE!!!!!!!

[@jessyxmidnight5055]

JustABitDutch first of all I love your profile picture. second CHOCOLATE! !!

[@blueberryusa]

DANIEL HOWELL Y E S

[@campinavla]

Nice profile picture :)

[@campinavla]

Johanna Ij Haha we're everywhere

[@ryangerritsen6555]

Why do americans think we all live in wind mills and tulip fields

[@MarkWellenburg2376]

And why do they think that the Netherlands is a great country

[@Kwebbel05]

@@MarkWellenburg2376 because we have stroopwafels, bitterballen, frikandellen en kroketten

[@averypoggamer3700]

@@MarkWellenburg2376 Because it almost has no problems

[@averypoggamer3700]

@@Kwebbel05 ja #1 reden

[@MarkWellenburg2376]

@@averypoggamer3700 Serieus? Ons land heeft geen problemen? Misschien rellen, mensen die opstandig zijn en etc. Wij hebben nooit geen problemen

[@justinbolt1]

the stuff they say about the short workweek is not really true though, yes there are some familys like that but most kids go to "overblijf" which is a sort of daycare during the afternoon break while some other kids go home or grandparents to have lunch.

[@royhoeksema5720]

justinbolt1 Most kids go home in the early afternoons...

[@miscellanicole]

I've also observed that most Dutch University students I've met have great relationships with their parents! perhaps it was also how they were brought up.

[@MrShotta1989]

Nicole Rusli That also has to do with the fact that we move out relatively late. Being that rentprices are insane and distances to Highschools and Universities due to public transport easy accessible. And then all working parents get at least 25 vacations days next to the general national holidays, I believe that's way more then in the US.

[@ikrame8442]

Lol i hate mine

[@evelinaellend7750]

Rᴇᴀʟ ᴍᴇ LOL)

[@Alexander-fv9db]

I can confirm. That’s not true. 70% of my class mates have divorced parents

[@TheToneBender]

The thing about being more motivated when you make your own choices are pretty accurate. Even in college now, I HATE it when I have to do certain things, but when I get to make my own choices for projects I get good grades and I like working on it

[@Widdekuu91]

I was allowed to read German magazines in German class and listen to my favorite German music. I have avoided learning the der/die/das properly and sometimes use 1 or 2 slang-words, but other than that I'm fluent in German. And I can assure you that the rest, that was working with newspaper-clippings saying 'the sealpopulation has gone down' and questions like 'When a train leaves-" have stopped learning German as soon as they could. I'm 31 now and still learning new words everyday, voluntarily.

[@novztvkatribu]

So proud..all kids are the happiest kids on this earth.Thanks for sharing.

[@Kingkhan-qk2vk]

All kids are "the happiest kids on earth" until we force then not to be

[@k-leb4671]

"Every man is happy until happiness is suddenly a goal"

[@lucritiaibarra8687]

Saw this when we visited a few Christmases back. We walked by kids playing in the courtyards of their school- so content with no fancy playgrounds or equipment either. Just laughing and running with friends. Playing games using their imaginations. We noticed families riding bikes as families to get to and from- even in the cold winter weather. It was so refreshing to see and prompted me to take a more relaxed approach to my own parenting.

[@tessknowles5119]

I totally agree with this. I was so happy when I lived in the Netherlands but since I've moved to England I have been stressed and unhappy!

[@SuDoesThings]

Yes, I come from The Netherlands and I'm everyday happy.

[@rens3333]

I can tell you the happiness ends when they go to highschool lmao. No but the Netherlands is soooo chill to grow up. So grateful to live here.

[@newo_j05]

Kijk we moeten het wel toegeven. Op de basisschool was het echt leuk om überhaupt naar buiten te gaan en met je hele school te spelen. Op de middelbare is het dan ineens een stuk minder erg maar daar valt ook aan te werken.

[@smb2a587]

School is really high pressure in America. I went from 8:30AM-3:30PM and come home with 3-5 hours of homework a night. I wanted to spend time with my mom and family after school. I used to feel so stressed and pressured all the time.

[@mxllsia]

In india.. 7am to 6:50pm and homeworks..

[@chrisalugbuo467]

This is just so heartwarming, I wish I and my brother had an early childhood like this.

[@itscharlotte3449]

I live in the netherlands And i'm so happyyyy This is soo true😃😃😃

[@maximilianotorro527]

Of course! ❤️🇳🇱❤️

[@nyoom2559]

Lucky! If only I was that happy to

[@ek5891]

Happy??!? How??? I'm add sad every day. (I'm Dutch)

[@sid86588]

@@ek5891 well have u tried eating frikandellen?

[@wholelottapain8130]

I want to visit Netherlands. It looks beautiful

[@azzy1220]

The most important factor is the independence, kids in the Netherlands can go almost everywhere on their own because we don't have the desolate wasteland that is suburbia

[@treasuringpricelesstime5962]

Is that true of the entire Netherlands or just Amsterdam or major cities there?

[@daisymay6638]

Her book about raising kids in Netherlands is so interesting and inspiring. ❤️

[@TheMotherOf4girls]

Wow thanks for sharing this

[@KT-tk6vi]

True. I only started getting homework in high school and not even for every subject

[@wwiiholland4339]

wut, ik wil nu metteen naar jouw school, ik heb zelfs voor gym soms huiswerk.

[@KT-tk6vi]

WWII Holland trust me. Dat wil Je niet. I mean middelbare is oké. Maar ik zat eerst op twee Engelse scholen toen op een Nederlandse (ik mocht groep 2 overslaan) daar werd ik heel erg gepest dus toen ging ik naar een andere daar werd ik ook heel erg gepest maar mijn leraar vond mij hoogbegaafd(niet) en ik mocht groep 8 overslaan. Nu zot ik op een 'leuke' school. Veel meer rassisten maar ik heb wel tenminste echte vrienden

[@lunarity7405]

Davina Moon ahah rip mij. Ik doe Gymnasium lekkah veel huiswerk

[@petermenasche4932]

I’m from America and I must say thank god I have a Hispanic mother and a laid back father because if I was raised in an American home I’d probably be super depressed

[@herovandiejen1479]

As a Dutch guy with American friends it's difficult to translate these cultural differences. Everything is a factor. The car central road and city design makes it less safe for kids to be independent at a young age and go around playing in the streets. Stores and other shops or activities are not integrated into the neighborhood so kids can't go there as easily. The crime rate and safety is different in the US and Netherlands which again makes it easier for Dutch kids to play outside and ve independent. The car in the us at 16 which gives teens independence is a bike in the Netherlands. That's your independence, and kids get a bike way earlier then US kids get a car. Parents in NL have more time to spend with their children because the minimum wage is way higher than the US and we get a couple weeks of paid leave every year for holidays and vacation. Not only does that make adults happier and does it encourage them, but it also means the work life balance is better. Happier parents happier kids. The fact that's stores are always close by and a few minutes by bike. And that parents have more time off work means they can get groceries more often and don't have to buy bulk like is normal in the US and also the stores sell more fresh products than the US which again makes people healthier and happier. The fact that cafés, shops, restaurant, parks and are all integrated in residential areas also makes it more vibrant and alive and that in turn also makes people happier plus it ensures that again there's less cars because there's no major roads. The fact Dutch children don't even know about school shootings being a possibility but US children having to do drills for it gives them way more stress, the educational system is totally different in to NL compared to the US, the political system, equality and opportunities, employment rate, everything. It's almost impossible to give children in the US the same childhood or raise them the way they are brought up in the Netherlands because everything is connected.

[@britneysparkles6001]

Yess girl im sp proud to live in the Netherlands now

[@jackmoran4664]

Why has this been recommended to me I’ve never watched anything like this and it’s 3 years old ?

[@matthijsnl3292]

Cuz the netherlands is cool bro, its the most important thing on youtube, because we have hagelslag, kroketten and a frikandel special

[@lucvandriel2408]

primary school is pretty chill, and then high school starts. 6 years, 9 hours a day and then u are expected to do homework, sports and work on the side since your parents generally don't give you anything. both parents usually work 40 hours a week so most children get brought up in daycare. we have the least amount of free time compared to all other European countries and a really high suicide rate amongst college and high school students due to the huge amount of pressure and almost no sleep. but this is in south Holland, I have been to other provinces and people seem to have a lot more free time and don't work as hard.

[@ikrame8442]

Hoogste percentage van moord is in Azie

[@ikrame8442]

En op welke school zitten u ik ben meestal 2/3 uur smiddags al thuis. Op een dag na want dan ben ik 4 klaar. Gaat het goed daar zo ?

[@supervegito9562]

before i went to high school my life was happy. And when i went to high scool, my life twisted into despair

[@DailyDiscountNL]

Yes, your first year of junior high school you get homework! Playing outside with other children is typical Dutch. At least my generation did that. The sprinkles is not that important, but cycling in every weather condition is! And don't forget that I think 75% of the Dutch children joins a sportclub were they learn how to play together etc. I think that Dutch children also get a lot of toys! I think these reasons indeed make Dutch children the 'happiest' :)

[@Widdekuu91]

The thing with toys is that Dutch (basic) toys, stimulate the imagination. So they get cars, trains, lego or..whatever. And dressup-clothes that could be anything, like a white gown or a red skirt. They can use their imagination and create 5 different characters with tha. (Little red ridinghood if you wear the skirt as a cape, bride if you use the white gown, Grandma if you use both together, dentist if you use the white gown, Beachlady if you wear the skirt as a long top/dress.) In America (and sadly, more and more in the Netherlands) the toys that don't stimulate kids to think, are more popular. Such as...things that make a noise when you push a button. A singing-elsa-doll that already does everything by herself. A doggy that does backflips and just loudly barks. None of that invites the kids to engage with it..the thing already is what it is. It's a lot more fun to play with a non-electronic stuffed plushtoy-dog because then you get to make the scenario. Is he happy, sad, ill, sick, lost and found in the woods, is it a motherdog, a fatherdog, a babydog, is he/she curious or hungry...all of that can be decided by the kid. Not by the push of a button and a load of barking.

[@littlesailor1533]

I think the elementary schools are good but high school and elementary school is so different that I couldn't switch from that so I was put on a lower level than I could've easily done. I did nothing for 4 years went on to college and completely failed at it because of lack of motivation and bad mental health.

[@marijes2006]

Little Sailor. Same

[@cherubi3570]

Little Sailor I had no homework or challenges in elementary and had no trouble going to VWO and adjusting to the level there. It depends on your school, pretty much. At my school you got helped well and really taugh to study well. We also had the chance to do homework in class and ask questions whenever we needed to. There isn't much pressure on us and we still manage to get good grades and get taught what we need to be taught. It all depends on yourself and your school, and the amount of pressure that is put on you. You can work better when you feel relaxed than when you feel stressed and pressured. School's fine.

[@gerritjansen8214]

dat is wel kut om te horen jammer

[@TinaSound25]

I'm your hope, I'm your angel I'm J-Hope Same. Ik had alleen de eerste drie jaar bijna geen huiswerk omdat ik alles op school al af had. In de vierde kreeg ik opeens van alle vakken huiswerk, maar was het nog te doen. Nu in de vijfde heb ik echt niet normaal veel huiswerk en helemaal geen vrije tijd meer! Had/heb jij dat ook?

[@tessat1693]

diëlle Paas sorry maar je Engels is niet zo goed voor iemand die tto doet

[@chieldonkers8377]

Now I understand why al the us meme are about having depression and anxiety

[@arjanvroom8363]

I'm a dutch kid and this video makes me happy, no wonder the Netherlands are on number 1 :D

[@maudbeenders5665]

i am dutch and the only reason we cycle so many is because you have to be 18 to drive, cars are expensive and parking meters are everywhere, but open parkingspots are hard to find. I truely hate riding on my bike! especially when it is raining. oh and public transportation sucks in small towns and there is no such thing as a school bus. basically we are forced to cycle otherwise we can't go anywhere.

[@YasjuhMsp]

Netherlands is such a beautiful country with a amazing culture!!

[@ek5891]

No

[@melaniepellens1152]

I mean yeah we dont have any guns around kids/teens. We dont have to be afraid te get a gun on our head. I think thats one of the big reasons why americans are on the 26st place.

[@MarkWellenburg2376]

No they have no guns indeed, but they have KNIVES AND FIREWORK BOMBS

[@2layIa]

@@MarkWellenburg2376 ?? no we don’t

[@tibbe7216]

@@2layIa no knives but we do have firework bombs lol

[@MarkWellenburg2376]

@@2layIa heb je het nieuws niet gevolgd over kinderen met messen? In mijn wijk heb je er genoeg.

[@ck-wh4vd]

We have a huge knife problem in some parts. I don't think the white kids though....lmao. Sad tbh. But true.

[@JeanAlb]

The Netherlands i love to live there!!

[@eefjess6762]

i live in the Netherlands, i'm 100 % dutch and i can tell you there is a lot of freedom here in growing up, we are allowed to have a bad school week and it is actually very nice to life here, well beside the weather.

[@Speykr]

Reporter: “motivation>results” “Quality time with their parents” “Goverment supports parents with kids financially” Presentator: “CHOCOLATE SPRINKLES “

[@Succeshero-yw1rl]

Like the way he says ‘ mama or papa dagggg haha

[@mgsolf3421]

Wish I could live there. From Miami Florida

[@pim1234]

I was a happy Dutch kid in the 60's and 70's ... still am !

[@jordyv5290]

So not very on-topic but i'd like to share this; The school of my 6 year old daugther has a rule that they can plan all their chores for that week themselfs. they deside what they do every day as long as they finish it. it doesnt only teach to plan stuff and gives the kids a little freedom of education but it also teaches her to -sometimes- first do the stuff you like to do the least, before doing all the things you like the most at school.

[@jenster29]

Jordy Veldhuizen yeah my kids have the same experience I was a little suspicious of it at first but now see the benefits. their goal now is to finish everything by Wednesday or Thursday so Friday is an easy laid back day.

[@RinskeVink_]

Hahahhahhhaa lol driebergen in opgenomen! dat kind met die helm op was mn basisschool maatje😂

[@ellavh6820]

Rinsje xo cool! Ik woon daar vlakbij Haha!

[@foxy5833]

Rinsje xo jaaaa ik woon ook dichtbij driebergen

[@noonmovies1636]

Iedereen hier woont dicht bij driebergen, dus ik doe mee.

[@rabbitbunny136]

I am Dutch and I have aspergers. I also have social anxiety bc I was on a regular high school. Now I'm on SE and the SE's here are rly good, with ofc a few exceptions.

[@situationsixtynine8743]

Yup, growing up in the Netherlands is great 🥳

[@sevendam9070]

Lot's of reasons why Dutch kids are happy. Conclusion of the anchorman. ''Aha, it's the chocolate sprinkles.'' Not gonna lie.. Its true.

[@captainchaos3667]

One thing that struck me is that the kids explaining that they have no homework do so in flawless English... :)

[@colijndroge8389]

goeie uitspraak lerares wel

[@dreamersjournal]

When i moved from Amsterdam to Toronto, Canada as an 8 year old I was super unprepared with how to handle every day homework.

[@kyandehaan6306]

its true but we become the most depressed teens in the world..

[@casparlemmens5022]

Onzin, denk je dat andere tieners geen problemen hebben? Niet lekker in je vel zitten en soms even worstelen met levensvragen is gewoon een kenmerk van puberteit, van je hele leven nadat je fatsoenlijk leert nadenken eigenlijk. Geniet van de kleine dingen en wees je er ten alle tijden bewust van dat er kinderen opgroeien die elke dag niet eens genoeg te eten hebben. Je hebt zo'n geluk dat je in zo'n fijn veilig land bent geboren, dus haal het beste uit elk moment, ook als je je niet goed voelt!

[@sid86588]

@@casparlemmens5022 lmfao ikr. Ze zijken gwn de heletijd. Eerst helemaal niks doen. En dan boos/gestrest worden als ze de consequenties zien

[@casparlemmens5022]

@l̼̓ overweeg dat er kinderen in Myanmar van onder de 10 zijn die 14 uur per dag in een gevaarlijke kopermijn moeten werken voor een hongerloontje (of zelfs geen). Wij wonen in een van de meest ontwikkelde, meest welvarende landen ter wereld waar veel dingen goed geregeld zijn. Tuurlijk gebeuren hier ook dingen die niet goed zijn, maar je kan dat echt niet vergelijken met schrijnende situaties elders. Je mag al dankbaar zijn voor het feit dat je überhaupt aan eten komt hier.

[@Widdekuu91]

@@casparlemmens5022 Je hoeft het niet te gaan vergelijken met ergere dingen, dat helpt niet. Ik had ooit een ex die me meenam naar een concentratiekamp (ja serieus) en zei; 'Kijk...jij huilt omdat je aangerand bent, maar deze Joden zijn doodgemaakt. Zet dat alles niet in perspectief?' Ik snap heel goed dat zoveel tieners en kinderen zich niet helemaal herkennen in de ideale Nederlandse manier van doen, want we zijn aan het ver-Amerikaniseren en een heleboel dingen (zoals overbezorgde ouders en het verdwijnen van speelplaatsen omdat er een kantoor moet komen) dat is nu ook Nederlands aan het worden. Kinderen krijgen al vroeg een mobieltje, met tiktok erop, zodat ze ineens de druk van buitenaf krijgen dat ze ergens aan moeten voldoen. Kinderen mogen nog wel zelf op de fiets naar school (wat in Amerika niet kan) maar hun ouders zijn steeds minder bezig met een rustige omgeving scheppen, dus je hebt ineens een keihard blérende tv aan, met een stomme lachende Gerard Joling en je moeder die zich dwangmatig staat op te maken. Steeds meer scheidingen, steeds meer mensen die hun kinderen aankleden als kleine volwassenen (mogen ze dus niet meer in de modder rollen) en ouders die zich afvragen waarom die kinderen zo druk zijn, terwijl ze zakkenvol snoep in de bekkies gieten en geen enkel kinderliedje voor ze zingen als ze huilend in de maxicosi zitten. In plaats daarvan hebben ze een automatisch schaapje wat 'pie-die-die pie-die-dieeee pied-die-dieeeDIEEEEDIEDIEDIEEEEEE!' pingelt. Er is echt een heleboel goeds over Nederland te zeggen hoor, maar we glijden steeds verder af richting de Amerikaanse taferelen, zeker als je bedenkt dat we een ontzettend rijk land zijn en we alle kansen wel hebben, maar niet pakken (of niet kunnen pakken.) Het kan wel, maar het gebeurd niet. GGZ krijgt minder geld, jeugdzorg krijgt minder geld, dat merk je dus.

[@wisesoulw4768]

En nu zit 80% van alle jongeren tegen een burn-out Sick gast!

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

Motivation and stimulation is the road to education

[@blessingchioma8733]

omg.I wish I'm from the Netherlands.how wonderful it will be not to have homework until high school or even uni

[@prinsesme8350]

Blessing Chioma high school starts from middle school , so its 6 years so dont expect til uni

[@maexinecreationsreview8891]

I would like to learn Dutch as well

[@wwiiholland4339]

believe me, you won't

[@ldblokland463]

Good luck

[@Bread-jw4vz]

Maexine CreationsReview its REALLY hard coming from a dutch boy so many rules exceptions and stuff goodluck with that 😊

[@sharmarliesbrinkman5741]

Maexine CreationsReview Dutch is one of the hardest languages with grammar and if you want to speak Dutch, first thing first, can say the g in the back of your throat😊i'm Dutch so I know

[@puffcatco]

You should :D good luck from the netherlands 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱

[@rubygamer2451]

WE ARE THE HAPPIEST BECAUSE WE HAVE FRIKANDELLEN. IM ALWAYS SO BORED IN OTHER COUNTRIES BECAUSE I CANT EAT FRIKANDELLEN.

[@kelsterbeats8376]

I feel you mah boy

[@nyoom2559]

frikandellenbroodjes gang

[@Saartje05]

I remember an American friend told me their kids were picked up by a bus for school at 6am and drove around picking up other kids for almost TWO HOURS before they arrived at school not even two miles away. I mean DUH. When I asked why her son (in his teens already) didn't cycle or even walk to school she said it was too dangerous. No wonder they go nuts over there. They lose sleep, they're constantly driving around and running around to be on time and all because everything is too dangerous. Even small kids are taken to daycare very early in the morning. So they sleep too short, wake up out of their REM sleep, put in the car, taken to daycare and put back to sleep again. I'm talking 5am or 6am. I can't imagine something more bad for such small children. When I was still in school, my mom used to wake me up at 7.30, gave me breakfast on bed (yeah I know, that's not normal but very nice) and a cup of tea. I'd get up, wash and dress en got on my bike around 8.15am en arrived at school 15 minutes later. No stress.

[@user-mw4wl5zl1z]

Yes we didn’t get homework from an early age but we only got a year to get used to daily homework that takes 3+ hours to make, that was really hard to get used to

[@hsmileyface8308]

Je zit gewoon een niveau te hoog, ik heb P havo gezeten en ik stak geen vinger uit

[@mick8982]

Step 1: shrink your country Step 2: make it flatt

[@Nobody-yr7bh]

Step 3: build a dam

[@Nobody-yr7bh]

@l̼̓ it’s not that corrupted look at other country’s we all life super nice so don’t say something you don’t have proof for

[@khalid969]

when the people choose Socialism in a democracy, this is what happens. contrary to what conservative Americans want you to believe, Socialism doesn't only work, but it's actually the best system humans know because it produces the best results. this video only touches on one facet of Dutch life. the Dutch however, and northern European countries in general, who all happen to be Socialist countries BTW, all excel in every aspect and lead much better lives than Americans do. in fact, most of the top countries in any category are Socialist European countries. there's no denying that, and there's no ignoring that. the only times Socialism hasn't worked in the past is when the government is a Socialist dictatorship because a dictatorship is a dictatorship.

[@kimjungun4648]

In short ; treat your kids like you want to be treated yourself . They are people , just like you, and they need your support , you know, be like a support beam instead of a wrecking ball !

[@mernisch8307]

I live in a "suburb" of Amsterdam, and I can go everywhere on my bike. I think it's the freedom we have.

[@thomasjansen5921]

Must be wrong Maybe a misplaced comma? Inaccurate measurements? (Dutch guy here)

[@satan875]

Verdomme Thomas

[@basdenhollander8856]

probs dutch scientist conducting the study

[@Martysarts]

Aboard Games een trump vrij land is niet positief. Ik heb liever trump als premier dan mark rutte

[@Maverick21491]

Ongelovige Thomas....altijd weer die Thomas...zucht.. :)

[@thomasjansen5921]

Satan ahahaha

[@dannydevito241]

It's bc al of our parents are high and let us do everything

[@cucumber4life559]

Danny Devito tru

[@garemibaby2463]

Danny Devito hHahahhahahaha

[@lunarity7405]

Danny Devito lmaoooo

[@jasonervoes1326]

This is awesome

[@euphoriastyles1292]

This is kinda true we had no homework so stress free and our school days are shorter and we also have like holidays every week lol

[@messeduphina566]

How do I move to Netherlands?

[@tjeerdroukens5110]

Messed Up Hina everybody can, even immigrants from seria

[@maxdebruin4193]

Tjeerd Roukens refugees* from Syria.

[@Saartje05]

Er is een ENORM verschil tussen immigranten en vluchtelingen. En het is 'Syria', niet Seria...

[@Saartje05]

mooi'n keal Oh ben je er zo eentje.

[@mooinkeal2726]

dat kan ik ook aan jou vragen sneeuwvlokje ;)

[@linasithlady7377]

"Aha, it's the chocolate sprinkles." Yeah, AND those 5 other reasons they just mentioned! Are you freaking kidding me???

[@deJessias]

That was a joke.

[@linasithlady7377]

I know, I hate how bad it is... :)

[@Widdekuu91]

The Americans heard the chocolate-sprinkles and couldn't hear anything else anymore...just chocolate...chocolate..they eat chocolate..TO THE FRIDGE!

[@user-ou6lj8wu6c]

As a dutch person i found the transition between preschool and middleschool (middelbare school in dutch) very weird, with homework and also with the general feeling of pressure

[@merrychristmasice723]

I wish our schools were like this (‘: I live in Canada 🇨🇦