You will miss out on some near soul mates. This goes for friendships, too. There will be unforgettable people with whom you have shared an excellent ….

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

There are no grown-ups. We suspect this when we are younger, but can confirm it only once we are the ones writing books and attending parent-teacher ….

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 t….

To grow up without risk is to risk not growing up..

There are no grown-ups....Everyone is winging it, some just do it more confidently..

Your first attempt will be terrible.... Remember that everything great you see started out as someone else's bad first draft..... Whenever someone se….

When you're wondering whether she's his daughter or his girlfriend, she's his girlfriend..

French parents are very concerned about their kids. They know about pedophiles, allergies, and choking hazards. They take reasonable precautions. But….

If you worry less about what people think of you, you can pick up an astonishing amount of information about them. You no longer leave conversations ….

There are no soul mates. Not in the traditional sense, at least. In my 20s someone told me that each person has not one but 30 soul mates walking the….

To be a different kind of parent, you don't just need a different parenting philosophy. You need a very different view of what a child actually is..

Just because you're 40, you don't have to decide whether God exists...when you're already worrying that the National Security Agency is reading your ….

By your 40s, you don't want to be with the cool people; you want to be with your people..