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The secret behind France's astonishingly well-behaved childrenWhen American journalist Pamela Druckerman has a baby in Paris, she doesn't aspire to become a “French parent.” French parenting isn't a known thing, like French fashion or French cheese. Even French parents themselves insist they aren't doing anything special.Yet, the French children Druckerman knows sleep through the night at two or three months old while those of her American friends take a year... more

About Pamela Druckerman

PAMELA DRUCKERMAN is a former staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal, where she covered foreign affairs. She has also written for The New York Times, The... more


Published: February 7, 2012 by Penguin Press HC, The

Genre: Biographies & Memoirs. Non-fiction. 304 pages

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  • All Critics: 22
  • Positive: 13
  • Negative: 9

  • The New York Times | 24 Feb 2012

    Facts reported in Druckerman’s book sometimes get in her way.

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  • The Wall Street Journal | 7 Feb 2012

    . . .the reader may wonder if the wisdom is really so smart.

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  • Chicago Tribune | 10 Feb 2012

    So while "Bringing Up Bebe" may wind up a hit, it's unlikely to be a sensation of Tiger Mom proportions.

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  • Kirkus Reviews | 1 Jan 2012

    The author is a delightfully droll storyteller with an effortless gift of gab that translates well to the page.

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  • Star Tribune | 10 Feb 2012

    Druckerman neither sneers at nor fawns over the French way, but approaches the topic with high interest, prodding the advice with the curiosity of a great journalist, then writing it all down with the humor and detail of a great storyteller.

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  • The Daily Beast | 6 Feb 2012

    . . .the only thing more satisfying than admiring the French is hating them. Bébé offers opportunities for both.

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  • Slate | 14 Feb 2012

    Druckerman over-generalizes in describing “hyperparenting” as the definitive American parenting style.

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  • The New York Times | 7 Feb 2012

    Much of the so-called French child rearing wisdom compiled here is obvious.

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  • Forbes | 7 Mar 2012

    Instead of capitalism and individualism, the book is filled with examples of children absorbing socialism.

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  • Los Angeles Review of Books | 25 Feb 2012

    Okay! I get it! The French are better than us in every way! We suck at motherhood!

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  • Her.meneutics (Christianity Today) | 6 Mar 2012

    The style is annoyingly chatty, the evidence for both her allegations and her adulation largely anecdotal.

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  • Chicago Tribune | 28 Feb 2012

    She makes a compelling case that the French emphasis on good manners, structure and balance produces happier, higher-functioning families.

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  • The Baltimore Sun | 9 Feb 2012

    A new American mother might find much to learn from Druckerman's observations of the French family. . .

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  • The Guardian | 13 Jan 2012

    The result is this self-deprecating, witty, informative but slightly ambivalent bringing-up-baby book.

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  • Pittsburgh Post Gazette | 8 Feb 2012

    Ms. Druckerman, meanwhile, is easy to like as she relays her insights with stylish humor.

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  • SF Gate

    . . .she reveals her findings in this enjoyable read that’s both funny and thoughtful.

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  • The Economist | 21 Jan 2012

    Ms Druckerman’s France is a particularly narrow slice of bourgeois Paris.

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  • Wall Street Journal | 3 Feb 2012

    Druckerman’s observations seem quite reasonable and appealing to me. . .

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  • BuffaloNews.com | 3 Mar 2012

    . . .parents of children who mind quite admirably well and know they are not the be-all, end-all of the universe, will read it in quiet understanding, and smile.

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  • Today's Moms (MSNBC) | 7 Feb 2012

    . . .an enjoyable and thoughtful read that researches and explains thoroughly why she believes the French have something valuable to say about parenting.

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  • Publishers Weekly | 28 Nov 2011

    . . .ever engaging and lively to read.

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  • NPR | 1 Feb 2012

    Druckerman provides fascinating details about French sleep training, feeding schedules and family rituals. But her book's real pleasures spring from her funny, self-deprecating stories.

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