I guess we're all supposed to get used to living in a more dangerous world. — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
Podcasts immersed me in colloquial English and put me back in the American zeitgeist. — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
When you're wondering whether she's his daughter or his girlfriend, she's his girlfriend. — Pamela Druckerman Children Copy Share Image
There are no grown-ups…Everyone is winging it, some just do it more confidently. — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
The French aren't perfect, but they have some parenting secrets that really do work. — Pamela Druckerman Child Copy Share Image
Soccer may not explain the world or even contain the world. But it makes the world a slightly happier place. — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
I always knew the French had a penchant for criticism and abstract thought. Usually, that just meant they complained a lot. — Pamela Druckerman Abstract Copy Share Image
“Soul mate" isn't a pre-existing condition. It's an earned title. They're made over time.” — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
The French view is really one of balance, I think... What French women would tell me over and over is, it's very… — Pamela Druckerman Balance Copy Share Image
Teach your kids emotional intelligence. Help them become more evolved than you are. Explain that, for instance, not everyone will like them. — Pamela Druckerman Child Copy Share Image
I've got letters from all over the world saying what you're describing as American parenting is Chilean middle-class parenting, or it is… — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
“Autonomy is something fundamental that your child needs. (Francoise Dolto said that by age six, a child should be able to do… — Pamela Druckerman Autonomy Copy Share Image
I'm not an early adopter. I'll only start wearing new styles of clothing once they're practically out of date, and I won't… — Pamela Druckerman Coffee Copy Share Image
While I love walking past those beautifully lit bookstores in my neighborhood, what I mostly buy there are blank notebooks and last-minute… — Pamela Druckerman Bookstores Copy Share Image
As an American married to an Englishman and living in France, I've spent much of my adult life trying to decode the… — Pamela Druckerman Adult life Copy Share Image
Practically every time I speak up at a school conference, a political event, or my apartment building association's annual meeting, I'm met… — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
“Rather, Dolto insisted that the content of what you say to a baby matters tremendously. She said it was crucial that parents… — Pamela Druckerman Communication Copy Share Image
What you can say, what French parents say to their kids is, 'You don't have to eat everything, honey, you just have… — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
“Yet the French have managed to be involved without becoming obsessive. They assume that even good parents aren't at the constant service… — Pamela Druckerman Children Copy Share Image
And as a mother of three with a full-time job, podcasts gave me the illusion of having a vibrant social life. I… — Pamela Druckerman Friendship Copy Share Image
Unlike the time sink of binge-watching a TV series, podcasts actually made me more efficient. Practically every dull activity - folding laundry,… — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
Certain woman will be jealous of how skinny you are, no matter what's causing it. — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
The question on my husband's birthday is always, What do you get for the man who has nothing? — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
“It quickly becomes clear that having a child in France doesn't require choosing a parenting philsophy.” — Pamela Druckerman Children Copy Share Image
This idea - that the only way to mend the relationship post-affair is through therapy - is unique to the American script. — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
Not many foreigners move to Paris for their dream job. Many do it on a romantic whim. — Pamela Druckerman Dream Copy Share Image
Parisiennes rarely walk around wearing the giant diamonds that are de rigueur in certain New York neighborhoods. — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
When my mother in Florida mentions that she's off to play golf, I think: Golf? In the age of Trump? — Pamela Druckerman Age Copy Share Image
In the English books, the American kids' books, typically, there is a problem, the characters grapple with that problem, and the problem… — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
When you're further along in your career, you probably have more money and more means; you have to stop yourself from giving… — Pamela Druckerman Career Copy Share Image
I had applied to become French - or, rather, Franco-American, as I'm now a dual citizen - partly because I could: I'd… — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
French schools follow a national curriculum that includes arduous surveys of French philosophy and literature. Frenchmen then spend the rest of their… — Pamela Druckerman Books 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
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
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
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
“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
“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
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
