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Is 'Gentle Parenting' Ruining French Children?

Is 'Gentle Parenting' Ruining French Children?

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“Traditional” French parenting is built on a foundation of firm
boundaries, strictness and punishment for misbehavior. Within
these rules, children are also allowed freedom and autonomy,
which some say results in both well-behaved children and
stress-free parents.

In recent years, though, American-style “gentle” or “positive”
parenting has gained a toehold in the country, unsettling decades
of orthodoxy about the best way to raise a French child. It has
prompted a fierce debate, with both sides accusing the other of
being harmful.

In today’s episode, Madeleine Schwartz, a journalist who lives in
Paris, talks with Michael Barbaro about the dispute over
parenting styles in France and what it says about the eternal
search for the “right” way to raise children.

On Today’s Episode:

Madeleine Schwartz is a journalist and editor in
Paris.

Background Reading:

Did American-Style ‘Gentle Parenting’ Spoil French Children?

Art Credit: Illustration by Kimberly Elliott

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