Children Quote by Pamela Druckerman

What you can say, what French parents say to their kids is, 'You don't have to eat everything, honey, you just have to taste…

— Pamela Druckerman

“Yet the French have managed to be involved without becoming obsessive. They assume that even good parents aren't at the constant service of their…

— Pamela Druckerman

“French parents are provided with very different information about food, and about children's eating habits, than American parents. This is because French doctors, teachers,…

— Karen le Billon

The French believe that kids feel confident when they're able to do things for themselves, and do those things well. After children have learned…

— Pamela Druckerman

“a traditional approach to dining, a far less hurried one, that many people in France enjoy. They take the time to savor the meal,…

— Steve Prentice

“French parents don't worry that they're going to damage their kids by frustrating them. To the contrary, they think their kids will be damaged…

— Pamela Druckerman

“From the French perspective, this was not attachment parenting. This was indulgent parenting. Traditionally, the French believe that children who have not yet reached…

— Karen Le Billon

“When I ask French parents what they most want for their children, they say things like "to feel comfortable in their own skin" and…

— Pamela Druckerman

I was going to France to do my masters and my Ph.D., but I didn't know how to say, 'bonjour.' You really feel like…

— Zeresenay Alemseged

“The French approach to food is characteristic; they bring to their consideration of the table the same appreciation, respect, intelligence and lively interest that…

— Alice B. Toklas

The French aren't perfect, but they have some parenting secrets that really do work.

— Pamela Druckerman

French children seem to be able to play by themselves in a way.

— Pamela Druckerman