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"The secret behind France's astonishingly well-behaved children. When American journalist Pamela Druckerman has a baby in Paris, she doesn't aspire to become a "French parent." French parenting isn't a known thing, like French fashion or French cheese. Even French parents themselves insist they aren't doing anything special. Yet, the French children Druckerman knows sleep through the night at two or three months old while those of her American friends...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 I was relieved to be leaving the newspaper, but I was also clear about two things: I didn't want to write about politics or money anymore, and I wanted a boyfriend. I was smitten with Simon, but wary. I didn't let myself take him too seriously.
#2 I move to Paris and begin dating Simon, a French soccer writer. I sell most of my possessions and ship the rest to France....
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"FIELD TRIP is a parenting guide to raising a little world citizen with good taste. Written by Erin Austen Abbott (a writer, photographer, avid traveler, mom, and former on-the-road nanny), this book gives parents the tools and inspiration to turn the world into a giant field trip full of opportunities to appreciate artwork, architecture, music, and food. Featuring activities and games, these pages provide parents with easy ways to incorporate learning,...
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When it comes to parenting, more isn't always better-but it is always more tiring
In Japan, a boy sleeps in his parents' bed until age ten, but still shows independence in all other areas of his life. In rural India, toilet training begins one month after infants are born and is accomplished with little fanfare. In Paris, parents limit the amount of agency they give their toddlers. In America, parents grant them ever more choices, independence, and...
5) Parenting like an Australian: one family's quest to fight fear and dive into a better, braver life
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"A beautiful tale of one family trying to figure things out-and, at the same time, a brilliant synthesis of a century of psychological science on how all of us can learn to dive headfirst into challenges, grow and adapt, and ultimately do well in life." -Angela Duckworth, New York Times bestselling author of Grit
Raise kids to be strong, confident, and happy-by parenting the Australian way
Damien Cave and his wife Diana thought they understood...
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"[A] splendid collection . . . By turns wry, tender, pointed, and laugh-out-loud funny." -Publishers Weekly
"Untangles the many truths about hair, and the lives we lead underneath it." -Pamela Druckerman, author of Bringing Up Bébé
Ask a woman about her hair, and she just might tell you the story of her life. Ask a whole bunch of women about their hair, and you could get a history of the world. Surprising, insightful, frequently funny,...
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