The Pause (French childrearing)

"The Pause" is a French childrearing method employed to cause babies to stop crying within the first 60 days of birth.

A description of the "The Pause" commenting on the book Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman:

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The author took detailed notes as she observed French parents. She learns that they expect their babies to start sleeping through the night within no more than a few months - or even in the first month. They ask Druckerman if her baby is "doing her nights" (sleeping through the night). Admittedly, a certain number don't...but a fair number do because their parents use "the Pause" , not responding immediately to a baby's cries. When Druckerman tries using "the Pause" her own baby starts sleeping through the night, although...to be fair...she does wait until her baby is more than a few months old, unlike the French parents she describes. Even infant mortality rates are lower in France, 57 percent lower than in America.

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