tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post2777192395163201717..comments2024-03-21T05:12:38.116-06:00Comments on Five Kids in Five Years: Maybe I'm secretly French?Sarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649282789502496298noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-79998277634067871322012-02-11T22:25:01.855-07:002012-02-11T22:25:01.855-07:00Once upon a time everyone was French. American par...Once upon a time everyone was French. American parents used to bring their children up more like this in the past. <br /><br />Did grandma have a children's chicken nugget and ranch dressing laden kiddie menu for her little ones?<br /><br />I think the difference is between people who learn from their parents and take the best from the past making tweaks for modern times. And those who have decided they could re-engineer parenting from a new perspective- the child's. <br /><br />I find lots of my generation (Xers) have wanted to re-create the wheel parenting-wise. I think people who do this have lots of great ideas and motivations- but I am not so sure they get the best outcomes (I speak from personal experience here :-) <br /><br />The French are connected to their own parents and respect tradition- hence no need to reinvent parenting from scratch with a baby-centered approach. <br /><br />Naturally if your parents made a huge mistake someplace, you want to correct it in your own parenting- but the idea that you can do a better job of parenting by virtue of applying a new philosophy to the task seems like an uphill battle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-28296996564122586592012-02-10T23:02:28.386-07:002012-02-10T23:02:28.386-07:00Did you read the article on Wall Street journal? ...Did you read the article on Wall Street journal? My husband raved about it and I really like a lot of the points like sticking 'em to a routine and making sure they understand when we go out to eat, it's time to eat! Not time to play and probably x-nay on the snacking 24/7. My only rebuttal/comment to the article my husband showed me was that I thought French people only had one or maybe two kids. That makes their odds a lot better than most Americans. Ditch the French, go Asian instead.. the Tiger Moms live on!!!SupaFlowaPowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701501052968627423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-2791825812655348372012-02-09T06:09:40.408-07:002012-02-09T06:09:40.408-07:00As a French mother I am flattered by the way Frenc...As a French mother I am flattered by the way French parents are perceived, but I can assure you Ms Druckerman is talking about a very small portion of French society (possibly that living in the wealthy "arrondissements" in Paris)! There are plenty of misbehaved, tantrum-throwing kids around, and parents who put their children at the centre of everything - sadly, even among some of my best friends. I hope I manage to bring my son up in this so-called French way - he is 14 months old so I have a way to go!Anne-Gaƫllenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-67859877590521596262012-02-08T18:07:26.024-07:002012-02-08T18:07:26.024-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-15525619963996452872012-02-08T13:57:52.883-07:002012-02-08T13:57:52.883-07:00I totally agree and am very interested in checking...I totally agree and am very interested in checking out the links and book you mentioned! After watching Michael Moore's documentary, "Sicko", I told my husband I wanted to move to France :)haha! Here's another reason why :)Felicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296785277458115433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-72027146755628691682012-02-08T10:22:58.395-07:002012-02-08T10:22:58.395-07:00Oui! Oui! (help me I'm trying to speak French!...Oui! Oui! (help me I'm trying to speak French!) I agree!annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15244544986495708263noreply@blogger.com