What we can learn about play from the world's happiest children

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Since I found myself accidentally raising children in Denmark, I’ve noticed that Vikings do things differently. But their children grow up happier and healthier. UNICEF ranks the Nordic countries among the best places to be a child. And one major reason? Play.

Play is important to healthy brain development and helps small people engage and interact in th…