French Parenting

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...

With this book, you’ll find powerful mindfulness skills for calming your own stress response when difficult emotions arise. You’ll also discover strategies for cultivating respectful communication, effective conflict resolution, and reflective listening. In the process, you’ll learn to examine your own unhelpful patterns and ingrained reactions that reflect the generational habits shaped by your parents, so you can break the cycle and respond to your children in more skillful ways.

With Paul Noble’s simple, relaxed approach you will learn in a way that suits you – without having to memorise long lists of words you won’t use; scribbling notes as you listen; or feeling frustrated. Instead, Paul will introduce you to the basics of the French language and guide you through over 12 hours of everyday scenarios – from simple situations like asking for directions and eating out to talking about yourself and how to master the different tenses – that are practical, fun, and applicable. Just listen, interact, and learn wherever you are.

À la carte wisdom from the international bestseller Bringing up Bébé In BRINGING UP BÉBÉ, journalist and mother Pamela Druckerman investigated a society of good sleepers, gourmet eaters, and mostly calm parents. She set out to learn how the French achieve all this, while telling the story...

When she moved her young family to her husband's hometown in northern France, Karen Le Billon expected some cultural adjustment. But she didn't expect to be lectured for slipping her fussing toddler a snack, or to be forbidden from packing her older daughter a school lunch. Karen is intrigued by the fact that French children happily eat everything-from beets to broccoli, from salad to spinach - while French obesity rates are a fraction of what they are in North America.

French Kids Eat Everything is a wonderfully wry account of how Karen Le Billon was able to alter her children’s deep-rooted, decidedly unhealthy North American eating habits while they were all living in France. At once a memoir, a cookbook, a how-to handbook, and a delightful exploration of...

Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow spent a decade traveling back and forth to Paris as well as living there. Yet one important lesson never seemed to sink in: how to communicate comfortably with the French, even when you speak their language. In The Bonjour Effect, Jean-Benoît and Julie chronicle the lessons they learned after they returned to France to live, for a year, with their twin daughters. They offer up all the lessons they learned and explain the most important aspect of all: the French don't communicate, they converse.

International bestseller As seen in The Wall Street Journal--from free play to cozy together time, discover the parenting secrets of the happiest people in the world What makes Denmark the happiest country in the world--and how do Danish parents raise happy, confident, successful kids, year...

The French Revolution casts a long shadow, one that reaches into our own time and influences our debates on freedom, equality, and authority. Yet it remains an elusive, perplexing historical event. Its significance morphs according to the sympathies of the viewer, who may see it as a series of gory tableaux, a regrettable slide into uncontrolled anarchy - or a radical reshaping of the political landscape. In this riveting new book, Ian Davidson provides a fresh look at this vital moment in European history. He reveals how it was an immensely complicated and multifaceted revolution....

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Improve your everyday French speaking and listening skills by following typical, fun conversations and practising what you hear in the dialogues. Ideal preparation for travelling to France and French-speaking countries.

A primer on the ineffable, je ne sais quoi appeal of the French woman. I t?s not the shoes, the scarves, or the lipstick that gives French women their allure. It?s this: French women don?t give a damn. They don?t expect men to understand them. They don?t care about being liked or being like...

Stylish, convincing, wise, funny–and just in time: the ultimate non-diet book, which could radically change the way you think and live. French women don’t get fat, but they do eat bread and pastry, drink wine, and regularly enjoy three-course meals. In her delightful tale, Mireille Guiliano...

Les femmes ont mis des siècles à conquérir le droit d'être seules, à s'affranchir de la surveillance du père, du mari, de la société. Aujourd'hui, enfin, elles le peuvent. Mais leur solitude reste mal vue. Y compris par elles-mêmes, nombreuses à la vivre comme une souffrance ou un échec.

Dans ce livre audio, Mireille Guiliano vous révèle comment vous épanouir à mesure que les années s'envolent, sans dépendre des dernières trouvailles cosmétiques ni sombrer dans les excès de la chirurgie. Avec humour et aplomb, elle propose aux femmes d'aujourd'hui une vision audacieuse de la beauté. N'attendez plus pour adopter sa philosophie ; vous constaterez que vieillir avec style est beaucoup plus aisé qu'il n'y paraît !

Dans cette nouvelle édition de « Par amour du stress », Sonia Lupien continue de démontrer que, contrairement à ce que bien des gens pensent, le stress n'est pas une maladie. Au contraire, il est essentiel à la survie. Toutefois, il faut savoir le contrôler si on veut l'empêcher de faire du tort. Dans le style imagé et humoristique qu'on lui connaît, elle nous résume les fondements à la base de la science du stress, ajoute plusieurs chapitres qui résument les découvertes des dix dernières années et propose maintenant une méthode claire pour chasser le mammouth, sans y laisser sa peau!

La réconciliation est un chemin semé d'embûches. Cet ouvrage présente tous les aspects de la trahison et des pistes de réflexion pour apprendre à s'aimer mieux et pour longtemps.

Tout ce dont tu as besoin, c'est de ton propre bon sens et des méthodes faciles à suivre révélées dans ce livre. Les avantages sont innombrables et les résultats se manifesteront partout.

Le pouvoir... on le désire, on le craint, on s'en protège... "Le sentiment de n'avoir aucun pouvoir sur les gens et les événements est difficilement supportable : l'impuissance rend malheureux. Personne ne réclame moins de pouvoir, tout le monde en veut davantage."

Et si vous pouviez vivre sans anxiété dès aujourd’hui ? Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé ce qui se passe dans votre cerveau lorsque vous êtes inquiet ? Découvrez le rôle majeur que joue une protéine clé, le BDNF, sur votre bien-être mental. Dans Arrête de trop penser : La méthode la plus efficace pour réduire l'anxiété, gérer le stress, clarifier votre esprit et atteindre la paix intérieure, vous apprendrez des techniques pour augmenter naturellement vos niveaux de BDNF et réduire l’anxiété.

Parenting is a legacy of French fries and dirt—discover why, and open yourself up to the adventure of a lifetime. Perhaps you have a small, screaming gremlin fresh out of the hospital who never seems to sleep. Maybe you have an obstinate toddler who refuses to eat vegetables or a wild pre-teen who battles you about homework every night. You might even have a teenager already, and a whole new set of challenges that you feel wholly unprepared for. Wherever you are on your parenting journey, you’re looking for guidance—because none of the parenting books you bought when you were ...