French Children Don't Throw Food: The hilarious NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER changing parents’ lives

I have bought this book to learn some trick from French parents but so far I did not have a chance.I happen to have few books on my nightstand by my bed that I rotate before bedtime. This book went on the short pile. However few days later I noticed it missing. Little discreet investigation turned up that it was the kids who snatched it and were quietly reading it together while thinking parents are oblivious to the fact. NOTHING goes on in this house that parents don't know about so that was really entertaining.. :)Apparently they figured out.. if we were teaming up and concocting some new tricks to beef up our parenting toolbox, so should they gather the proper intel and prepare accordingly to rebel against our efforts.Little did they know they fell into trap. I did want to share the book with them and I was looking for some ways to motivate them but the situation truly solved itself. I knew that they were always "monitoring" my reading materials and so that really worked like a charm.They had no idea that we knew. Little by little I noticed some changes, positive changes in their behavior.It was pretty fascinating to see. Overall good kids after all anyway but they started showing progressin some areas that still needed to be worked on.I think it worked beautifully. Kids really knew where we will be going with this and their controlling attitude pushed them to get there first so they won't need to be "suggested" there.I really love the book. I am trying to write this review without spoiling it to you but totally - I recommend buying it because it is written in very different then US market book that pretty much are stereotype of US parenting and repeat the same faded concepts and ideas that often do not stand the trial of real life oreven standards of many parents.This book is amazingly light to read and yet it is packed with fun parenting views and tips and ideasand concepts. If you want to know how other nation is raising their kids and get some pointers or just out of curiosity, I highly recommend it. I managed to read it all on the long plain trip when we were going on vacation so it is really easy and fun read.Highly recommend it.

Excellent orientation read, easy to relate to and good mix of experience and science, addresses all necessary topics for parenting abroad.

A must have for young parents. Beautifully written.

I absolutely loved this book - I started reading it, because I was becoming aware that my parenting style wasn't the same as others peoples. My babies always slept through the night from 6-7 weeks, I never put had to end phonecalls because of children, I always had an active social life from baby being small, I wasnt anxious, I didnt really give a second thought as to what I was eating in pregnancy... I was aware that I was doing things differently to other "Anglophones" but I had no idea I was inadvertently doing it the French way until I saw an excerpt of this book on a blog and bought the book - now I am recommending it to all my neurotic Anglophone friends!The book is very well written - although reference is made to the authors own children, it is done so as a reference for comparison or example, not merely for the narcissism of talking about her own kids. After reading this one, I decided to also read 'Why French Children Dont Talk Back" by Catherine Crawford and I had to delete it off my Kindle at 9% because it was poorly written and I was sick of hearing endless irrelevant sagas about her own two girls.The book is witty, intelligent, and very well structured. I cannot fault it. I am still a little confused as to how this book differs from Bringing Up Bebe which I had heard about and initially was what I was looking for - is it the same book, re-titled? I can't find it on Amazon to buy.I am going to buy Pamela's other books on the subject and I hope they are equally as intelligent and entertaining, with the self deprecating humour that made the story so endearing.

I wish every new mother could read this book and at least take something from it, if not everything. I was raised in a European household, and many of the tips in this book are very familiar to me. It is how I am trying to raise my children too. These are not just French child-rearing ideas, but largely Northern and Central European. The hard part is implementing some of these ideas in a North American setting. Everyone is always snacking! Saying hello to adults here is not so important! But this book is a truly common-sense approach to raising well-behaved, well-adjusted kids who will grow up to be responsible, productive adults. I know, because I am one, as are my siblings, and my children, and all were raised/are being raised in this way. Enjoy the book and recommend it to everyone!