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Monday, June 25th, 2018

This is why Dutch teenagers are among the happiest in the world

Author:     John McKenna
Source:     World Economic Forum
Publication Date:     21 Jun 2018
 Link: This is why Dutch teenagers are among the happiest in the world
Stephan:   Everyone will deny it but the social outcome data cannot be denied, only ignored. Here's the truth. America as a society, and as a matter of government policy, does not like or value children, and they know it. They are depressed increasingly suicidal, and rate badly by almost any measure you like. America children are not even in the top 10 compared to other developed nations. You may not like that truth but there it is.

The Dutch have high levels of happiness across all age groups.
Credit: Reuters/Cris Toala Olivares

Exam pressures, the quest for more independence, strained relationships with parents and a body full of raging hormones all add to teenage angst. Of course not all teenagers have the same experience of these formative years, and where they live has a huge influence on an important time of their lives.

If all teenagers could choose where to grow up, the Netherlands would be a good pick. Young people there are highly likely to have a positive experience of their teenage years.

They are, on average, likely to be among the happiest, healthiest, best educated and wealthiest of adolescents living in the world’s richest nations.

Earlier this year, an OECD report found that over 93% of children aged 11 to 15 years old in the Netherlands recorded above average life satisfaction.

And subsequent reports by UNICEF have listed the Netherlands as one of the best places in the world for children […]

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