Reddit reviews Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting (now with Bébé Day by Day: 100 Keys to French Parenting)

I've heard on youtube this Kiwi expat praising French kids education and she was talking about this book : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143122967/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notevenfrench-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0143122967&linkId=7fde37d18848e2013e02e197e4ac6302

You might find it interesting.

That's interesting - a friend has a 2.5 year old, and he's started throwing tantrums, etc. So I've read a few articles about toddlers, and they all seem to say you're SUPPOSED to give them choices (to give them the illusion of choice, to reduce tantrums). These articles talk about it like that's the latest science. It'd be odd if the French style also reduced tantrums, but without giving them choices.

There's a popular book called "Bringing up Bébé" about how French parents raise their kids:

https://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Up-B%C3%A9b%C3%A9-Discovers-Parenting/dp/0143122967

There is Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting which I read and really enjoyed. Though, disclaimer I have one American and one French parent so it was extra interesting to me and some of the values made a lot of sense to me as they were how I was raised. Anyway, if you're interested in this topic I would totally recommend it.

They also need to read Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman, which about how the French style of child-rearing produces healthy, happy children who also don't run roughshod over their parents.

Interestingly, the parenting techniques in Druckerman's book were commonly being used 40+ years ago in the USA. I'm still not sure what happened that our culture dropped those methods.

Courthouse Fitness has child care! We all need time for self-care.

I hear you on the yummy food front. FYI, I am from Washington and didn't realize there is Northern Indian and Southern Indian styles of food until I moved here. Everything in Oregon is Southern Indian- not my favorite. It has more spice, more heat. So far I haven't been able to find any Indian food here that is as good as my old favorite in WA. India Palace on Court St. is sort of Northern Indian, but their lunch buffet is sub-par.

Oh! You should check out the book Hungry Monkey. It's about a dad exposing his kid to "adventurous foods". Bringing Up Bébé also takes a look at this from the French perspective. Both great reads.

Thank you for the snow. I love it! I've spent many days snuggled in my kitchen nook with a blanket and hot beverage watching the snow outside. I am sad it's gone :(