The secrets of French Parenting: Do French parents have all the answers? Is the French Child really better-behaved? And do they actually eat everything?
The truth about French Children as well as tips for bringing up bébé from a French Maman.
If you are not sure where to start, I recommend starting here:
It is nearly September, which means hold on to your chapeau, La Rentrée is here! More than simply "Back to school", la rentrée is an event. And by that I mean for kids, their parents, and even for adults who…
A French nursery doesn't have to be fussy. Living in Paris, I can tell you that most French people don't usually decorate their nurseries with heavy 18th century-style ornate furniture that passes for "French provincial" these days. (Well, unless they…
For everyone who doesn't like to be pigeon-holed, that moment when you are expecting a baby comes with a question: should you go with a unisex baby name? And a French unisex name? Ooh là là! Unisex and gender-neutral names…
When you start to look into the French education system, you are immediately hit with an alphabet soup of initials: CP, CM, CE1, etc. French people refer to the school years with these acronyms, which to an outsider makes no…
Young kids are wonderful (most of the time). Full of learning, enthusiasm, and chatter. I have two of them, so I know! So for my list of the top French songs for kids, I picked songs that are popular in…
Raising two toddlers in France, we have these songs on repeat chez nous (at home). Known in French as comptime, these songs for babies and toddlers are simple and sweet. It is interesting as an anglophone to read the lyrics…
If you are wondering what a "Goûter" is, you've come to the right place. To translate literally from French, it is a verb meaning "to taste". In this case though, it has become a noun, referring to the mealtime in…
France has always been concerned about encouraging French women to have large families. Having been the battlefield for centuries for the wars with England, Prussia (Germany) and more, there has been a constant need for young soldiers. Over the years,…
Do French kids eat everything? My toddlers would lose their citizenship if this was the case. It is a given, children all over the world hate what they don't know. The trick for French parents is how to push those…
Nobody ever questions nursery rhymes as a child. Au Clair de la Lune is one of those French nursery rhymes that every French kid learns to warble in pre-school. But if you listen to the lyrics for the first time…
Young Kids say a lot of funny things. I always want to record them chatting, because it is simply hilarious. And it adds a whole different level when those kids are born-and-bred little Frenchies. The Expressions 1) "Berk" instead of…
Even if you've never read the comic books, you will still be swept away into the world of Asterix and Obelix, the mighty little Gauls fighting the evil Roman Empire. Parc Asterix, the French theme park just outside of Paris,…
If you have toddlers and are considering trekking out to Disneyland Paris, I have a better solution: Jardin d'Acclimatation. The theme park is directly on Line 1 of the Paris metro (about 2 km away from the Champs Elysées), and…
This topic has been swirling around for some time, until last week it all came to a head. I was offered the chance for a feature on another site; the catch was they wanted a picture of me with my…
Everybody likes babies. Ok, maybe not everybody, but most people. Most people like other people's babies, even if they don't want any themselves. The French Government likes French people's babies. And they want them to have more. All of which…
I was surprised to see that someone kept statistics on this, but it is nonetheless interesting: Over 50% of French parents (link in french) go on vacation without kids. Anecdotally, I knew this was common from my own circle of…
Editor's note: I love hearing other points of view so we're introducing a new series where we meet other expats, immigrants, and locals who are Living in France. If you would like to be featured, or know someone who does,…
If you are expecting a baby, and are looking for French boy names that are unique as well as popular in France, you've come to the right place! Even if you are not, who doesn't love reading a list of…
Expecting a baby and looking for French girl names that are popular, pretty, and unique, and that also works in English? Easy Peasy. Until you put it into practice, it is. You want to find a name that is not…
I should state right off the bat that people don't really celebrate Halloween in France. The French simply don't register it on their calendar radar, the way we do in North America. That would be way too commercial and quite…