Denmark's new rules on accompanying spouses to student visas have started to affect applicants who haven't even arrived yet. The Local speaks to some of those affected.
Denmark is considered the "sperm capital of the world", with as many as 60 percent of donor children in some European countries conceived with Danish sperm. Stine Willum Adrian from the University of Tromsø, looks into the how this happened in this article first published in The Conversation.
The EU laid out plans Thursday for strict age limits for children to access social media, games and AI assistants -- and on forcing companies to make platforms safe before minors use them.
The European Union will ban social media for children under 13 and allow only limited, supervised access until the age of 15 under plans unveiled Wednesday by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.
Denmark has a reputation for being a great country to have small kids in. With long parental leaves - for mums and dads - there's plenty of time to spend with your little one. But where are the best places to go, and what events can internationals take part in? Here's our list of recommendations.
This time of year is prime time for weddings. If you’ve received an invitation to a Danish wedding, keep reading. You’re going to have to prepare yourself for sock-cutting and many of the other wacky Danish wedding traditions. They are bound to happen.
Lawmakers in France are scheduled to vote on Tuesday to ban social media for under-15s -- one of 20 countries worldwide to have proposed or introduced such measures, with many of them in Europe.
Denmark is a country with a love of rules and naming a baby is no different. In order to protect children, there is a naming law, which requires names to be approved by a family court. Here are the details for naming a baby in Denmark.
Eight South Korean-born adoptees are suing Denmark for its role in their illegal adoptions decades ago, demanding the state admit responsibility for covering up their origins.
Having children is a costly business but luckily in Denmark, there is help. As well as affordable childcare there are other benefits you can claim if you have children in Denmark. Here are the details.
When foreigners send their children to Danish schools, they often come back with a whole new vocabulary of playground slang, and you won't find it all in the dictionary. Here's our guide to the main terms.
With more than 140 different playgrounds in Copenhagen, families are spoilt for choice when it comes to free play areas for their children. Here are ten of our favourite options.
For the first time, Denmark's tax agency has issued tax returns for children under the age of 15. Here's what to do if you've unexpectedly been asked to fill one out for your child.
Talking about family in Danish can be complicated. Discussing your relatives requires an in-depth knowledge of exactly how they are related to you, so it's time to start brushing up on your family history.
People who work for an employer in Denmark are also entitled to omsorgsdage or ‘care days’ of leave from work to be with a child or children. No specific reason needs to be given for the leave.
Whether you’re at home with the kids or just looking for something to do over the long weekend, we’ve put together a list of events happening in Copenhagen this Easter.
There’s a different culture around certain swear words in Denmark. One such word in particular can add an exciting new challenge to raising bilingual children, writes The Local Denmark’s Michael Barrett. Share your own views below.
Copenhagen Municipality’s Children and Youth committee (Børne- og Ungdomsudvalg) has agreed to reduce the monthly cost of early childcare services effective from May 1st.
Generous child care and parental leave policies in Denmark erase a large portion of the ‘motherhood penalty’ experienced by working mothers in other countries, Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan Alexandra Killewald writes in The Conversation.
