French Kids Eat Everything : How Our Family Moved to France, Cured Picky Eating, Banned Snacking, and Discovered 10 Simple Rules for Raising Happy, Healthy Eaters

from bookworm12

The author moved to France with her husband and young kids and was shocked by the culture's different approach to food. Below are the 10 rules she created to help change her own family's eating habits. 1) Parents: You are in charge of your children's food education. 2) Avoid emotional eating. F...

from michigantrumpet

Vancouver native, Karen Le Billon relocates with her family to her husband's home town in France. She, along with her two young daughters and her North American sensibilities, quickly runs against the prevailing French attitudes towards food, eating and child rearing. While she rebels early on, s...

from Karen59

French Kids Eat Everything is a well-written book that describes the differences in food culture between France and the United States and it's impact on feeding kids. I have generally found books that criticize American child-rearing practice tedious and unhelpful, yet because the author grounds ...

from MoonlightSilver

A very interesting book. My sympathy for what a parent has to face trying to teach healthy eating habits to their children today. I also think this book would make a wonderful addition to French class to help students for French language and culture understand the French perspective.

from rypotpie

Great review of the french approach to loving food and schedulding meals.