https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/02/05/why-french-parents-are-superior/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 10:58:58 -0400<![CDATA[The French, I found, seem to have a whole different framework for raising kids. When I asked French parents how they disciplined their children, it took them a few beats just to understand what I meant. &#8220;Ah, you mean how do we educate them?&#8221; they asked. &#8220;Discipline,&#8221; I soon realized, is a narrow, seldom-used notion that deals with punishment. Whereas &#8220;educating&#8221; (which has nothing to do with school) is something they imagined themselves to be doing all the time.]]>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:35:53 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/02/05/why-french-parents-are-superior-n89858