Who Makes Better Parents?

Have you ever wondered who has the most behaved children? Is there one particular culture or group of people that just seems to get it? Apparently there is, and you'll never guess who the Wall Street Journal thinks it is.

At least arbitrary colony borders are easier to draw.

The tagline to the article reads as such:

While Americans fret over modern parenthood, the French are raising happy, well-behaved children without all the anxiety. Pamela Druckerman on the Gallic secrets for avoiding tantrums, teaching patience and saying 'non' with authority.

And with a title like "Why French Parents are Superior", you just know it's going to be worth the read. I mean seriously, of all the countries you might have expected to have more effective parenting strategies than most Americans (Canada, Germany, and Japan would have been on mine) France may not have been high on your list of  likely candidates.

Above: Not the French Parenting Strategy

Here's the link to the full article, which was originally posted in the Wall Street Journal on February 4, 2012.

Why French Parents are Superior

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