<div> <p> <b>À la carte wisdom from the international bestseller <i><i>Bringing up Bébé</i></i></b></p> <p> <i><i>Bringing Up Bébé</i></i> started an international conversation about the wisdom of French parenting by offering an inside look at a society where children are typically good sleepers, gourmet eaters, and generally well behaved. Journalist and mother Pamela Druckerman set out to understand how French parents achieve such results ? while staying so calm. Meanwhile, Druckerman shared the story of her own young family’s life in France.<br> <br> <i><i>Bébé</i></i> <i><i>Day by Day</i></i> is a primer on the wisdom of French parenting reported on in <i><i>Bringing Up</i></i> <i><i>Bébé.</i></i> Its lessons for caregivers are distilled into simple and elegant maxims to remember, including:</p> <p> ? Instead of just two magic words, teach children four: hello, goodbye, please, and thank you.</p> <p> ? Practice ?the Pause,” a time honored French practice that helps babies sleep through the night and helps toddlers learn to wait</p> <p> ? Follow the French food rules: Kids eat only at mealtimes or the once-a-day snack. Vegetables come first. Picky eating is not an option - kids have to taste everything.</p> <p> ? Give children as much freedom as possible?and free yourself by not scheduling lots of activities.</p> <p> ? Don’t be afraid to say a firm ?no,” but say ?yes” as often as you can.</p> <p> Divided into ten sections, including sleeping, eating, and motherhood, <i><i>Bébé Day by Day </i></i>offers the time-tested lessons of French parenting followed by a brief discussion of each. Alongside are recipes from a typical French daycare menu for toddlers?complete with cheese course. The book will feature line drawings by noted French illustrator Margaux Motin, who illustrated the jacket of <i><i>Bringing Up</i></i> <i><i>Bébé</i></i>.</p> <p> This little book of lessons will help American parents reclaim a common-sense era of family life that is still the norm in France. Its timeless advice, written in pithy, practical prose, will be appreciated by parents and grandparents alike.</p></div>