I recently read the article, Why French Parenting is Superior, in the Wall Street Journal (Feb.4, 2012) about a new parenting book, Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman. I have, literally, just read the book. Druckerman unveils aspects of French parenting, in general, that she has ...

At this age, mine and my children's, our concerns have been more along the lines of Kisses, Wine and Nursery Rhymes. Kisses: The first time I went to France, just after high school graduation, I was delighted to have so many attractive French boys kissing me as soon I met them. Ok, they weren't really kissing in the sense Americans may ...

Originally published Sept. 1, 2011 on www.gn-st.comI am one of those women who just always imagined herself as a stay-at-home mother. My mother was. I assumed I would be. Once my children would be school-age, I also assumed I would be a room mother, on the PTA board, and/or organizing monthly bake-sales for sport team uniforms and the like. And, I ...