French babies sleep through the night at an early age, small children don't snack between meals and French mothers have time to themselves. Are the French doing it right? (From the archive)
Pamela Druckerman is an American journalist living in Paris with her husband and three young children. Her book, Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting, was released in 2012.A: Exactly. French parents don’t think that they’re doing anything special because they’re all doing more or less the same thing.
A: Yes, they don’t even call it “natural” childbirth here, they call it accouchement sans péridurale: giving birth without an epidural. And there is almost no social pressure in France to breastfeed for more than two or three months. What does convince French women to breastfeed is if they enjoy it.A: The levels are very, very low. That explains why French babies sleep through the night at such a young age.
A: Three months seems to be the magic number to get your pre-baby body back. You could see that pressure as negative, but it does help you fit back into your skinny jeans. And it’s not just about getting your body back, it’s about getting your pre-baby identity back, and that’s often from going back to work. It’s uncommon for French professional women to become full-time stay-at-home moms. Most women feel it’s much more balanced for the family if women are earning money as well.
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