Semi-Academic Eric’s Reviews > Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting > Status Update

"Maybe we just need a date night? While I've been living in France, date nights have become the new penicillin for North American couples with kids. Hate your spouse? Have a date night! Want to strangle your kids? Go out to dinner! The Obamas go on date nights. Even social scientists now study them. A paper on middle-class Canadians found that when couples got leisure time alone together, it 'helped them...'"