This short video was sent to me by a friend a couple of years ago
It really resonated with me, so I like to share it at Christmas time.
… back with you after the New Year
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In a prior post Nums: Stay in school ! we showed that the unemployment rate for college grads is only about 4% … way below the national average … and well below the rate for other education levels.
But, how well do those college degreed jobs pay?
And, more specifically, which undergrad majors pay the most?
Answer: Why French Parents Are Superior
Punch line: While Americans Fret Over Modern Parenthood, the French Are Raising Happy, Well-Behaved Children Without All the Anxiety.
Excerpt:
The French have managed to be involved with their families without becoming obsessive.
They assume that even good parents aren’t at the constant service of their children, and that there is no need to feel guilty about this.
“For me, the evenings are for the parents,” one Parisian mother told me.
“My daughter can be with us if she wants, but it’s adult time.”
French parents want their kids to be stimulated, but not all the time.
While some American toddlers are getting Mandarin tutors and preliteracy training, French kids are — by design — toddling around by themselves.
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