Tag: Jonas Himmelstrand
Sweden is “the model” state for (anti-) family policy in all “developed nations” according to the OECD
Sweden is "the model" state for (anti-) family policy in all "developed nations" according to the OECD. Canada is pursuing this model. Jonas Himmelstrand of Sweden, interviewed here, a homeschooling father of 3, went into exile recently following massive fines…
Feb 2012: Swedish family goes into political exile for homeschooling
Mar 1, 2012. mynewsdesk - (web): "Swedish home education leader goes into political exile: ”The dangers for the family were too great.”"
Rose-tinted view of ‘Nordic’ childcare based on misconceptions
Jonas Himmelstrand in The Irish Times:Jun 24, 2011. Jonas Himmelstrand. The Irish Times - article (web): "Rose-tinted view of ‘Nordic’ childcare based on misconceptions"
Swedish childcare system is hardly a utopian model by Breda O’Brien
May 28, 2011. The Irish Times - article (web): "Swedish childcare system is hardly a utopian model" by Breda O’Brien with coverage of on Jonas Himmelstrand.
Jonas Himmelstrand was in Dublin speaking about Swedish daycare
May 26, 2011: Jonas Himmelstrand was in Dublin speaking about Swedish daycare
Day care statistics from Sweden 2009: 92% age 18 months to 5 years registered in daycare centres
Dear friends, The statistics of the number of children in day care in Sweden have recently been officially updated for 2009. In the concept "day care" both day care centers and child minders are included. The numbers for 2009 are…
All-day K/daycare promoters say Sweden is their model. But Swedes are saying “There should be a warning label on Swedish Family Policies”
May 25, 2010. Jonas Himmelstrand. Haro - lecture (PDF): "Are the Swedish state family policies delivering?"November 10, 2010. Jonas Himmelstrand. The Mireja Institute - speech transcript (PDF): "Lessons learned from Swedish family policies"Jonas Himmelstrand on YouTube:Nov 7, 2010. Jonas Himmelstrand.…
Nov 2010—A Swede speaks out on negative outcomes of government daycare policy
A Swede speaks out on negative outcomes of government daycare policy. Nov 7, 2010. Jonas Himmelstrand. The Mireja Institute - article (web): "Jonas Himmelstrand on YouTube" https://youtu.be/BUAlFuUnsLY
“Are the Swedish state family policies delivering?”
Below is a statement by Jonas Himmelstrand of the Swedish family organisation, Haro, presented at the Familyplatform conference in Lisbon in May 2010. FamilyPlatform is a project financed by the European Commission to look into research areas for future European…
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Swedish Parliament hears about the importance of parent-child attachment
Canadian Developmental psychologist's Dr Gordon Neufeld's work citedFrom Jonas Himmelstrand, a Swedish friend of Kids First:Dear friends,Sweden's rigid day care based family policies may start to loosen up, even though the journey can be long.I was invited to speak at…
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