Now I'm sure all of you have heard to some degree or another about Amy Chua, otherwise known as "Tiger Mom." Last year her parenting book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother was a hit, teaching American parents how belittlement and intimidation can raise better children. Now there's a new book out by Pamela Druckerman, Bringing up Bebe which tells about the nonchalant, laid back way French parents deal with their children. French parents teach their children patience from a very young age; they don't rush to pick their children up when they cry at night, and their kids eat only at mealtimes, which cuts back on the annoying crying children in restaurants.
This author didn't really seem to have an opinion on whether or not she thought this parenting style was more productive, though she did state she didn't think it would take. She believes Americans are content with suffering and enjoy self-loathing. She got very off topic at one point, going into the problems she thinks Americans have, but at the end of the article she came together to say that she believes the parenting books aren't very useful or well followed in America.
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