European parenting

I have had over 30 families from Europe, Asia, and North America come through my flat over the past year. Witnessing the daily rituals of these families’ lives—meal time, bath time, bedtime—it became very clear: in comparison to their European counterparts, American moms — although loving and well-intentioned—were the most exhausted, irritated, overbearing, impatient, loud, helpless, indulgent and entitled.

Freelance writer and mom of one Adrienne, on her life as a parent in Madrid.

Many Americans are fascinated by the child-rearing practices of other countries, but those practices might be harder to import than they seem.

When we were on on vacation last month, I read an eye-opening…

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With the right planning, traveling to Europe with toddlers can be a success. Here are our favorite toddler travel tips for a European trip.

Mrs Licia Ronzulli, Member of European Parliament from Italy with her daughter. (Yes, Mrs Ronzulli is part of Berlusconi’s crew but let’s just rest a moment and gaze at work life balanc…

Being a first time mom can be scary and daunting. So learning parenting styles is essential. Here are some useful French parenting tips that I plucked out of a French parenting style book.

American writer Sara Zeske is currently raising her family in Berlin, and offers some advice on the subject in a recent article for TIME.com.