A Brief Glimpse At A World In Which Kids Eat In Restaurants Without Melting Down

Pamela Druckerman’s bestselling book, Bringing Up Bébé, was inspired by a visit to a restaurant in the French seaside, where her 18-month-old daughter was a holy terror while kids her daughter’s age were pleasantly dining with their parents. Unfortunately, there’s no magic answer to her question of why – just a culture that views and responds to their kids in subtle but crucially different ways than we do.