Bébé Day by Day Quotes

“To grow up without risk is to risk not growing up.”
― Pamela Druckerman, Bébé Day by Day: 100 Keys to French Parenting

“The de'clic (DEH-kleek) is an aha moment when a child figures out how to do something important on his own...it's a welcome sign of maturity and autonomy.”
― Pamela Druckerman, Bébé Day by Day: 100 Keys to French Parenting

“She'll thank you when she's thirty and can still fit into her high school jeans.”
― Pamela Druckerman, Bébé Day by Day: 100 Keys to French Parenting

“trying to keep young children happy all the time will make them less happy later on.”
― Pamela Druckerman, French Parents Don't Give In: 100 parenting tips from Paris

“other people have needs and feelings too – such as the simple need to be acknowledged. Bonjour also sets the tone for a child to observe other rules of civility.”
― Pamela Druckerman, French Parents Don't Give In: 100 parenting tips from Paris

“OUR MAGIC WORDS are ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. The French have those, plus two more: ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’. They’re especially zealous about making their children say ‘bonjour’ as soon as they walk into somebody’s house. Children don’t get to slouch in under the cover of their parents’ greeting.”
― Pamela Druckerman, French Parents Don't Give In: 100 parenting tips from Paris

“THE FRENCH HAVE a saying: ‘You can’t go faster than the music’. They believe that a child will roll over, rise to his feet, become potty trained and start to talk when he’s good and ready. Lovingly encourage and support him – don’t try to rush his development or turn his childhood into boot camp. Being a little kid shouldn’t be hard work. There’s time enough for that later.”
― Pamela Druckerman, French Parents Don't Give In: 100 parenting tips from Paris