Bringing Up Bébé – The Parisian Secrets of the Art of Parenting

When American journalist Pamela Druckerman had her child in Paris, she didn't aspire to be a Parisian parent – but she suddenly noticed that French babies started sleeping through the night at two or three months old. They ate cooked leeks. Their parents calmly drank coffee while the children played on their own. French children are also curious and highly creative. But why? With a notebook hidden in the nappy bag, the American journalist realised that the French not only have a different philosophy of parenting, but an entirely different view of the child. Based on her wise and entertaining observations, Druckerman tells how she discovered that children, including her own, are capable of understanding fully and having their own independence.