Bringing Up Bébé

I have read reviews about this famous book . I decided to add it to my personal library . I had glanced through it in a book shop in an Airport . I decided to own one . I have rarely seen a more informative book than this .

Must for every mother new or old, but earlier is better, I am not an intellectual to comment on a writing about how author wrote this book, but despite of being medic, when I became mother I had my own set of dilemmas, this book definitely solves most of them, plz plz plz never underestimate the authentic wisdom that our dadis & nanis tell us during pregnancy & about bringing up children, they raised theirs hassle free, we in flow of being modern parent forget about the fact that they had more harder family lives with limited resources to "educate"(as French) say it) their children still the generation belong to our parents are more resilient in this harsh world. I remember my mother said to leave alone my new born when I was with her during my recovery period post my baby's birth, I ignored her & I am having hard time making her play all by herself, when I am back & am alone at my home, finding it hard to complete my daily routine. Book is excellent. Must buy

I enjoy books that are journalistic. As part of my research into childcare, support, infrastructure and the community in European cultures, I devoured this book fairly quickly. Druckerman brings her well drawn observations and conclusions to light in such a simple, candid and unbiased manner. As someone who has grown up across British, American, Middle Eastern and Indian cultures, I've found her writing very unbiased, her conclusions practical, clever and gosh, it's such an easy read. Had the reference points I could dig into when needed. Rating it 4.5 on a scale of applicability and practicality. Her writing is amusing!

Must buy

Enjoyed the book a lot. Now to see if any of this actually works out in practice. Still early days.

Nice book... It goes beyond parenting.... Anyone thinking to change habbits or lifestyle ... This is worth reading.

Narration is slightly unappealing. Have to scan to get the key messages or learnings from this book. Could have been written better.

This book made me company in lonely nights feeding my baby and holding my mouth to not laugh too loud! I wish this book never ended.

Davvero un bel libro. Interessante e pieno di spunti

It arrived faster than expected

Ayant élevé mes enfants aux Etats-Unis et en France, ce livre (conseillé par des amies américaines) m'a forcément parlé... mais parlera aussi à tous les parents qui peuvent parfois douter de leurs intuitions en termes d'éducation, ou pas convaincus par le système éducatif français ! Finalement, on se plaint souvent mais on n'est pas si mal lotis, en tant que parents français. Grossesse sereine, qualité des crèches et des écoles, bébés qui font vite leurs nuits, enfants fins gourmets... sans trop tomber dans les clichés, Pamela Druckerman décrit son expérience de la maternité "à la française" avec son oeil venu d'ailleurs (son étonnement devant des choses qui nous paraissent aller de soi en tant que français fait toujours sourire), et apporte au débat ses recherches sur l'éducation et le développement de l'enfant.

It's a funny book (novel style), and let's face it, spot on: whether or not french parents are the amazing creatures therein described, we should all aspire, at the very least, to be those type of disciplined parents.