Francesca Hendricks’s Reviews > Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting > Status Update

Things I LOVED, things I didn’t. Things I’ll immediately implant. Things I won’t. Alot of it made me laugh and feel seen. Some hmmmmm not really moments. Anyway loved this as my first parenting book. There’s no right way or wrong way to parent, there’s your way and it’s your right (:

YES!! Greetings, both hello & goodbye, shouldn’t be something set aside or the “they’ll say hi if they want to”. Encouraging greetings will fortify the ability to engage in relationships, to allow a child to acknowledge others have feelings too, & they give as much as they receive. Saying hello is something I have engrained in my baby. It gives a sense of confidence and independence too. Also: manners.

I have never felt so seen/heard. In no way shaming ways of Americans, but alot of the themes/messages brought up in this book are so relatable - I didn’t even realize I’ve been raising my kiddos in what Pamela would call the French manner. Cautious limitations with freedom. Gentle but firm reminders of how to behave.
The only new goal to tackle is minimize snacking and baking more croissants on the weekend lol