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Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting

Pamela Druckerman

Why do French children sit calmly in restaurants, eating real food, while many American toddlers melt down?

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Author: Pamela Druckerman

Why read it

You will see how French parents teach young children patience, from sleeping through the night to eating one course at a time
You will learn what the French mean by autonomy and why they give children as much as they can handle
You will let go of the pressure to be a perfect mother, an idea the French reject as a myth

Who it is for

A parent whose toddler wrecks every restaurant meal
A new parent curious how other cultures raise children
A couple comparing parenting styles before the baby arrives

Contents

Chapter 1: are you waiting for a child?
Chapter 2: paris is burping
Chapter 3: doing her nights
Chapter 4: wait!
Chapter 5: tiny little humans
Chapter 6: day care?
Chapter 7: bébé au lait
Chapter 8: the perfect mother doesn’t exist
Chapter 9: caca boudin
Chapter 10: double entendre
Chapter 11: i adore this baguette
Chapter 12: you just have to taste it
Chapter 13: it’s me who decides
Chapter 14: let him live his life
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