Glossary of French Parenting Terms xvii
bringing up bébé
french children don't throw food 3
Chapter 1 are you waiting for a child? 11
Chapter 2 paris is burping 24
Chapter 3 doing her nights 38
Chapter 4 wait! 57
Chapter 5 tiny little humans 80
Chapter 6 day care? 99
Chapter 7 bébé au lait 119
Chapter 8 the perfect mother doesn't exist 135
Chapter 9 caca boudin 151
Chapter 10 double entendre 170
Chapter 11 i adore this baguette 182
Chapter 12 you just have to taste it 198
Chapter 13 it's me who decides 221
Chapter 14 let him live his life 245
the future in french 260
bébé day by day
Introduction 269
Chapter 1 a croissant in the oven 273
Chapter 2 bébé einstein 281
Chapter 3 rock-a-bye bébé 289
Chapter 4 bébé gourmet 297
Chapter 5 sooner isn't better 309
Chapter 6 wait a minute 317
Chapter 7 free to be tu and me 327
Chapter 8 cherchez la femme 337
Chapter 9 finding your couple 345
Chapter 10 just say "non" 353
favorite recipes from the parisian crèche 361
sample weekly lunch menu from the parisian crèche 375
Acknowledgments 379
Notes 381
Bibliography 393
Index 401