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French Children Don't Throw Food: The hilarious NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER changing parents' lives

Author(s): Pamela Druckerman

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"The book everyone is talking about- how the French manage to raise well-behaved children, and have a life! ho hasn t noticed how well-behaved French children are, compared to our own? How come French babies sleep through the night? Why do French children happily eat what is put in front of them? How can French mothers chat to their friends while their children play quietly? Why are French mothers more likely to be seen in skinny jeans than tracksuit bottoms? 'Fascintating...gripping...extremely funny...I loved it. It made me want to move to Paris' - India Knight, Sunday Times Her book should be dispensed on prescription -Spectatori>"

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Fascinating... gripping... extremely funny... A desperately needed corrective to received wisdom about child-rearing and what having children is supposed to do to a woman's sense of self. I loved it. It made me want to move to Paris The Sunday Times Self-deprecating, witty, informative... But however much she admires "the easy, calm authority" French parents seem to posess, will Druckerman manage it herself? Her efforts to do so add a compelling narrative to this fascinating study of French parenting Guardian Observant, dryly entertaining... In recounting how her three children went native, Druckerman is engagingly self-deprecating... This book is worth its price for the crucial information it reveals about how to win the sleep wars Daily Mail Fascinating and enlightening... Druckerman's observations struck me as Eureka discoveries that could improve interaction between adults and children here The Lady

Pamela Druckerman is a freelance journalist on lifestyle issues married to English football writer Simon Kuper. They live in Paris and have a little daughter and toddler twin boys. Apart from using her own first-hand observation of her French friends and neighbours, for this new book, she has interviewed scores of French mothers, teachers and child experts. She is also the author of Lust in Translation: The Rules of Infidelity from Tokyo to Tennessee.

General Fields

  • : 9780552779173
  • : Random House UK
  • : BLACK SWAN
  • : 0.26
  • : January 2013
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Pamela Druckerman
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 649.10944