There are no grown-ups. We suspect this when we are younger, but can confirm it only once we are the ones writing… — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
“My first intervention is to say, when your baby is born, just don't jump on your kid at night," Cohen says, "Give… — Pamela Druckerman Birth Copy Share Image
I'm speaking in very broad brushstrokes, but in France, there's generally this idea that you should look like the best version of… — Pamela Druckerman Age Copy Share Image
Being an immigrant mother can be hard, but being a poor immigrant mother is much harder. You don't generally get to sit… — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
To be a different kind of parent, you don't just need a different parenting philosophy. You need a very different view of… — Pamela Druckerman Child Copy Share Image
Just because you're 40, you don't have to decide whether God exists...when you're already worrying that the National Security Agency is reading… — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
“Within a few hours of meeting him, I realized that "love at first sight" just means feeling immediately and extremely calm with… — Pamela Druckerman First sight Copy Share Image
Soon after Donald Trump was inaugurated, I got a letter from France's interior ministry informing me that I was now French. By… — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
I've been vacationing in western North Carolina and northern Georgia since I was a kid. I arrive, marvel at the mountains, and… — Pamela Druckerman Georgia Copy Share Image
“if you act (and dress) as if you have a fascinating inner life, you may soon find that you actually do—and that… — Pamela Druckerman Fashion Copy Share Image
When I moved to Europe 12 years ago, my biggest concern was whether I'd ever speak decent French. Practically every American I… — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
I think kids in France, and certainly in my household, don't necessarily stop interrupting when you tell them, but they gradually become… — Pamela Druckerman Communication Copy Share Image
Get rid of the idea of kids' food. Kids can eat whatever adults can eat. You know, there is one dinner, and… — Pamela Druckerman Dinner Copy Share Image
My family was once invited to lunch at a chateau owned by a friend of a friend. As we drove our rental… — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
There's an American idea that you want to look as young as you can for as long as you can. If you… — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
“It turns out that to be a different kind of parent, you don’t just need a different parenting philosophy. You need a… — Pamela Druckerman Child Copy Share Image
Your first attempt will be terrible… Remember that everything great you see started out as someone else's bad first draft… Whenever someone… — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
Where Americans might coo over a child's most inane remark to boost his confidence, middle-class French parents teach their kids to be… — Pamela Druckerman Child Copy Share Image
When I left for college, I put Miami behind me and tried to have a life of the mind. I got a… — Pamela Druckerman College Copy Share Image
Childhood and adolescence are nothing but milestones: You grow taller, advance to new grades, and get your period, your driver's license, and… — Pamela Druckerman Adolescence Copy Share Image
“One reason for pausing is that young babies make a lot of movement and noise while they're sleeping. This is normal and… — Pamela Druckerman Baby Copy Share Image
