Yet another reason to move to Paris…
February 10th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Sorry for the parenting post, but I found this article fascinating. We like to say that our son Oliver is strong-willed but to be more accurate he is impatient like my husband and stubborn like me. I guess we can only blame ourselves for passing on these less then enviable traits, but they do make certain things like going out to dinner, taking naps and basically doing anything that Oliver might not feel like doing at the moment very taxing. Don’t get me wrong, I love and adore our little guy but I’m exhausted by the end of the day.
Well, last night my friend Lisa forwarded me this great article about parenting in France. It compares the French and American parenting styles and while it makes many good points, a couple big takeaways were the importance of teaching a child delayed gratification and encouraging their ability to entertain themselves.
“Why French Parents Are Superior” wsj.com
I don’t know if I’d go so far as to say French parenting is superior, but of course there’s value in reading about different parenting techniques to get a fresh perspective. I also think Oliver would benefit from me being less of a pushover. The article is an excerpt from the book “Bringing up Bebe” written by Pamela Druckerman. Guess I better start reading!
xo
Adrienne
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Little Nest
January 30th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Indulgent? Yes. Ridiculously cute? Totally! Little Nest makes child size reproductions of iconic 20th century furniture. I love the mini Barcelona chair and the Eames lounge chair.
Full disclosure, I have a total weakness for mini furniture and I did splurge on a Bert chair for Oliver and he actually loves it! He makes himself a “meal” in his mini kitchen and then brings it over to his chair and eats. It’s adorable.
xo
Adrienne
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Purchase: www.littlenest.com
Price: Mini-E lounge chair $899
Bert chair $89
What do you get the baby who has everything?
March 4th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
While this crib could completely freak out your little one (would they feel like they’re constantly on the verge of falling out? or maybe even more problematic and most likely what my little guy would do, not understand that they’re actually enclosed and try to make a crawl for it in a hasty escape to the nearest electrical outlet) you have to admit it’s pretty inventive. I’ve never seen a crib like it and after looking at way more nursery furniture than one could possibly want, that’s saying a lot.
So what will this trendy, lucite, ludicrous baby bed set you back… a cool $3000. I think Oliver is going to have to be content with his Target crib.
- Adrienne
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Price: $3000
Purchase: www.2modern.com
Update: Just read that Beyonce got this crib for Baby Blue (or whatever her name is). Why does this not surprise me at all! ha
