In Sweden, parents get time off work to introduce their kids to school. Americans need this too
Wednesday 16th April 2025
Parents can do inskolning as part of their 480 days of paid leave per child – as an American, this was a foreign concept
About a month ago, I sat on a tiny wooden chair, hand-embroidering a thick cotton pillowcase in dim candlelight. Eight Swedish children softly sang a good morning song over tiny cups of peach-colored herbal tea.
This is not a tale of a tradwife textile artist living off the grid in the Swedish countryside or the opening of some eerie Midsommar-style folk horror scene. It was the first day of my three-year-old’s inskolning, the introductory period to her new daycare/preschool.
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