French Parents are Not Superior. But They Do Have an Awful Lot Right. (“Bringing Up Bebe” Book Review, Part I)

Denise Schipani / 1 Comment / babies, childcare, kids and sleep, Moms on moms, parenting controversies / Bringing Up Bebe, Pamela Druckerman, Wall Street Journal, Why French Parents are Superior, WSJ.com /

I remember being told that making assumptions got you into trouble. (Remember that old saw: When you ASSUME you make an ASS out of YOU and ME, which is one of those plays on words that never felt terribly clever to me.) When I became a parent, though, I made a whole mess of assumptions. […]

August 24, 2011

Can School Start Now, Please?

Denise Schipani / 5 Comments / education, family life, mothers and work, school, summer, vacation / Samantha Bee, school, summer vacation, The Daily Show, WSJ.com /

Those of you who know me won’t be surprised to hear that I’ve entered my usual, hair-tearing, mid-to-late-August, why-is-summer-vacation-so-long phase of the summer. We’ve actually had a nice summer this year, even given that last year included our Disney vacation and this year we’re not doing much in the way of leaving town. The boys […]