French Children Don't Throw Food

French parents manage to raise happy, polite, and obedient children without sacrificing their adult lives. Why do the French, unlike us, not spend part of the night trying to lull their babies to sleep? Why do they not interfere when adults are communicating, and do not throw tantrums in toy stores? Why do they behave calmly in restaurants, eat adult dishes, and can listen to a parental "no" without a scandal? French mothers adore their children, but do not allow them to ruin their figure, career, and social life. Even with infants, they look stylish and sexy. How do they manage it? American journalist Pamela Druckerman, who lives in Paris with her English husband and three children, researched the phenomenon of French parenting. She produced a very personal, lively, humorous, and simultaneously practical book revealing the secrets of the French, whose children sleep well, eat well, and do not drive their parents crazy.