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 soothing their babies? Why do their children not require constant attention? Why do they not interfere when adults are talking, and why do they not throw tantrums in toy stores? Why do they behave calmly in restaurants, eat adult dishes, and can listen to their parents' "no" without a scandal? French women adore their children, but do not allow them to ruin their figure, career, and social life. Even with infants, they look fashionable and sexy. How do they manage this? American journalist Pamela Druckerman, living in Paris with her English husband and three children, researched the phenomenon of French parenting. She created a very personal, lively, humorous, and at the same time practical book that reveals the secrets of the French, whose children sleep well, eat well, and do not pester their parents.