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Feb 7, 2012 · Pamela Druckerman is an American journalist and the author of Bringing Up Bébé (The Penguin Press: 2012); the U.K. version of the same book - French Children Don’t Throw Food (Doubleday UK: 2012); and Lust In Translation (The Penguin Press: 2007).
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Feb 24, 2012 · Druckerman writes that “Frenchwomen spend 89 percent more time than men doing household work and looking after children,” while American women spend “31 percent more time than men on ...
- How French Parents Talk to Infants
- Why French Kids Sleep Through The Night So Easily
- How French Parents Get Their Kids to Eat Everything
- Why French Kids Are So Well-Behaved
- Two Reasons Why The French Aren’T The End-All-Be-All of Parenting Advice
They Know Babies Are Listening
The French believe that babies are not insensate blobs, but rather rational beings who can learn and (sort of) communicate what they’re thinking and how they’re feeling. What You Can Do With This 1. Observe your infant closely for long periods in order “tune in” to what they’re experiencing and learn to follow their cues. The French believe you can develop a sensitivity through this process that is a crucial caregiving quality (and may result in your wife no longer berating you for being so i...
Babies Will “Do Their Nights” If You Let Them
At the end of each sleep cycle, babies may wake up and cry, which is part of how they learn to connect cycles into an entire night’s sleep. They can also be really active — like, thrash-all-over-the-crib active — without ever waking up. The French tend not to worry too much about this stuff. What You Can Do With This 1. Learn “the pause,” which is a five-minute beat French parents take when a sleeping baby starts crying. It gives your kid a chance to get themselves back to sleep without your...
There Are No “Kid Foods”
French parents feed their kids more or less the same things they eat, as do the state-run daycares and schools. As a general rule, French kids are healthy, adventurous eaters who don’t act like vegetables are poisonous alien appendages.
Lay Off the Snacks
In addition to feeding their kids the same foods, French parents also feed their kids the same meals: three a day, with one afternoon snack. There aren’t a lot of sweets or junk foods, and the kids don’t tend to whine about it. What You Can Do With This 1. As soon as your kid is ready for solid food, start them on flavorful vegetables, instead of the bland cereals. The French believe a sophisticated palate starts at the beginning. 2. At the same time, get them on a schedule that mirrors the f...
Patience Isn’t Just a Virtue — It’s an Expectation
The French believe that coping with frustration and delaying gratification are skills that kids can learn, and they teach them accordingly. Patience is valorized and a sense of calm cultivated, so kids understand what’s expected of them. What You Can Do With This 1. Don’t drop everything the moment your kid “needs” you. Calmly explain that you need to finish cooking breakfast, sending an email, brushing your teeth, whatever, before you can admire their latest picture of the dog. 2. Don’t let...
The Whole Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité Thing Doesn’t Apply to Parents
According to Druckerman, French mothers contribute 89% more to the family’s housework and child are than French fathers. American parents might be stressed out and indulgent, but mothers in the U.S. do only 25% more housework and childcare than fathers.
They Kind of Have an Issue With Breastfeeding
Breastfeedingisn’t a moral imperative, and happy, healthy babies are raised on formula without ever turning to ash. Nevertheless, the benefits of breastfeeding are well-documented and most pediatricians recommend it for at least six months — except in France, which has the lowest breastfeeding rate in the Western world. Then again, one of their biggest objections to breastfeeding is that it’s hell on a couple’s sex life, so maybe they really are the end-all-be-all of parenting advice. Viva la...
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Oct 27, 2021 · I haven’t read, much less discussed, any of those books in years. I haven’t had time. I’m too busy chasing my boys around as they destroy everything we own. I wasn’t alone in Druckermania. Numbers help provide a sense of cultural hype, if not long-term import. There are 1,313 Amazon reviews of Bringing up Bébé. Morris Massel, a former ...
A quirky family saga of an American mother in Paris. Pub Date: Feb. 21st, 2012. ISBN: 978-1-59420-333-6. Page count: 288pp. Publisher: Penguin Press. Review Posted Online: Dec. 13th, 2011. Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1st, 2012. The author of a cross-cultural study on infidelity turns her judicious eye to the differences between American and ...
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Sep 5, 2019 · 5) French Children Bake With Their Parents. In Bringing Up Bebe, Druckerman talks about how there seems to be a national baking party every Sunday.. Baking is a wonderful way to practice patience (they usually bake in the morning, but don’t taste their creations until their afternoon snack), it encourages the family to spend time talking together, and it can teach the child to have some ...
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Feb 7, 2012 · “ Bringing Up Bébé is a must-read for parents who would like their children to eat more than white pasta and chicken fingers.” — Fox News “On questions of how to live, the French never disappoint. . . . Maybe it all starts with childhood. That is the conclusion that readers may draw from Bringing Up Bébé.” — The Wall Street Journal
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