French parents manage to raise happy, polite and obedient children without sacrificing their adult lives. Why don't the French, unlike us, spend part of the night trying to lull their babies to sleep? Why don't they intervene when adults are interacting or throw tantrums in toy stores? Why do they behave calmly in restaurants, eat adult dishes and are able to listen to a parent’s “no” without a scandal? French women adore their children, but do not allow them to ruin their figure, career and social life. Even with babies they look fashionable and sexy. How do they do it? American journalist Pamela Druckerman, living in Paris with her English husband and three children, explored the phenomenon of French upbringing. She turned out to be a very personal, lively, full of humor and at the same time practical book, revealing the secrets of the French, whose children sleep well, eat well and do not bother their parents.