French mothers do not have some magical formula for raising well behaved children.
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Heather Horn reveals that, contrary to the hype created by a new book an a WSJ column based on it, French mothers do not have some magical formula for raising well behaved children. Rather, it appears that the American author based her research on three or four minutes of casual observation of some rich French women.
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Yep…. works for me.
(Actually I heard you were supposed to add ‘in bed’ to fortune cookie sayings)
@Brummagem Joe: Nah, it was just a snarky post linking to a column bursting a bubble.
My reaction to the original WSJ piece is that a more relaxed, less kid-centric approach to parenting makes a lot of sense and it’s quite probable that other cultures take such an approach. But the notion that there’s some magical approach to parenting that results in toddlers that never misbehave or interfere with adult “me time” but has somehow eluded Americans is just silly.
I have spent plenty of time in France, with and without my children. I have seen lot’s of French kiddies acting up, melting down and, well, acting like children. Yes, they can deconstruct a resturant as well as ant American child. Actually, to think of it, the French people I know seldom take their kids out to eat. I wonder why?
