126 Quotes by Pamela Druckerman

The French aren’t perfect, but they have some parenting secrets that really do work.

Hanukah is over, we’re not Jewish anymore,” she tells me.

Newborns typically can’t connect sleep cycles on their own. But from about two or three months they usually can, if given a chance to learn how.

The French believe that kids feel confident when they’re able to do things for themselves, and do those things well. After children have learned to talk, adults don’t praise them for saying just anything. They praise them for saying interesting things, and for speaking well.

People’s youthful quirks can harden into adult pathologies. What’s adorable at 20 can be worrisome at 30 and dangerous at 40.

No Russians tell me they cheat to create drama. They say they long for heart-stopping, tear-off-your-clothes romance. I hear about a man who left an entire lilac tree on the doorstep of the woman he was courting. Given the grim realities of life in Russia, this fairy-tale passion might be sustainable only in extramarital affairs.

I want my kids to be self-reliant, resilient, and happy. I just don’t want to let go of their hands.

The couple is the most important. It’s the only thing that you chose in your life. Your children, you didn’t choose. You chose your husband. So, you’re going to make your life with him.

It's refreshing to have some time off from wondering whether I look fat.