Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (734 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0076G200O |
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| Number of Pages | : | 576 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Kcorn said Controversial? Possibly. But still worth reading and here's why. As is the case with many books comparing American parenting styles with that of other countries, some potential readers have felt opinionated - even defensive - before even buying the book.While I certainly haven't concluded that French parenting is "right" and American parenting is "wrong", this intriguing book deserves a fair chance - one obtained by reading it - but some initial "reviews" were written by people who simply refused to read a book comparing American and French parenting techniques.So what . "Thoughtful and entertaining" according to Healthy Economist. Oh, how I wish I had read this book when my son was a baby! He's starting kindergarten next fall, and we've muddled through after reading plenty of advice from Parents magazine and several good American books. We are blessed with a healthy, lively, and bright young boy. But he didn't sleep through the night until he was 9 months old, he won't touch vegetables and most "adult" meals, he would never sit still in an upscale restaurant, and he constantly demands my attention. My husband grew up in France and I. ARise said J'adore!. Personally, I loved this book. I got the Kindle and the "WhisperAudio" which was read by a fantastic actress, making this actually a joy. There is a lot of wit, fun as well as dry humour in here. The author is easy to relate to. I highly recommend the audio format.This book equally describes the French attitude, shows examples of the differences between this and the *predominant* American practice that she sees, describes her own awkward experiences with early parenthood & later victories, and provides sol
French mothers assume that even good parents aren't at the constant service of their children and that there's no need to feel guilty about this. Of course, French parenting wouldn't be worth talking about if it produced robotic, joyless children. They have an easy, calm authority with their kids that Druckerman can only envy. Even French parents themselves insist they aren't doing anything special. When American journalist Pamela Druckerman has a baby in Paris, she doesn't aspire to become a "French parent". In fact, French kids are just as boisterous, curious, and creative as Americans. There's no role model, as there is in America, for the harried new mom with no life of her own. They're just far better behaved and more in command of themselves. You need a very different view of what a child actually is. And she realizes that to be a different kind of parent, you don't just need a different parenting philosophy. While finding her own firm non, Druckerman discovers that children - including her own - are capable of feats she'd never imagined.. The secret behind France's astonishingly well-behaved children is here. She discovers that French parents are extremely strict about some things and strikingly permissive about others. French kids eat well-rounded meals that are more likely to