Bringing Up Bébé

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Pamela Druckerman

The runaway New York Times bestseller that shows American parents the secrets behind France's amazingly well-behaved children. *This edition also includes Bébé Day by Day: 100 Keys to French Parenting “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“I’ve been a parent now for more than eight years, and—confession—I’ve never actually made it all the way through a parenting book. But I found Bringing Up Bébé to be irresistible.” —SlateWhen American journalist Pamela Druckerman had a baby in Paris, she didn't aspire to become a “French parent.” But she noticed that French children slept through the night by two or three months old. They ate braised leeks. They played by themselves while their parents sipped coffee. And yet French kids were still boisterous, curious, and creative. Why? How?With a notebook stashed in her diaper bag, Druckerman set out to investigate—and wound up sparking a national debate on parenting. Researched over three years and written in her warm, funny voice, Bringing Up Bébé is deeply wise, charmingly told, and destined to become a classic resource for American parents.

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Author

Pamela Druckerman

Pages

432

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

2014-09-30

ISBN

0698197216 9780698197213

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"As a first time mom with a two month old, this was really helpful. I would recommend this to any first time to tenth time moms. Insanely better than that “what to expect” book."

Carolyn Beus

"I think I appreciated this book even more than I would have had I read it 3 years ago when I was in the thick of little-kid parenting (my youngest is 5). I might have felt more defensive when Druckerman was making her comparisons between American and French parenting (and usually siding with the French). Although I can say with absolute certainty that I would have approached meals/eating differently had I read this 5 years ago. I was totally fascinated reading about how the French approach food, and specifically how they approach it with their children. I think about this book every time I feed my kids now - and it has definitely caused me to make some changes with our extremely picky eaters (us parents included).<br/><br/>I did appreciate that Druckerman was not on an anti-American rant, nor did she end up agreeing with all of the French parenting methods she wrote about. But the fact that (in general) French kids eat anything, are well behaved in public, and sleep through the night by 4 months old has to confirm that the French are doing something right! If nothing else, it's interesting to compare their methods to your own (or your friends') parenting style(s). Really fascinating reading - highly recommend to any current or would-be parents!"

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Gretchen Nord