Comments on: Family life in France

By: Bell

Bell — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:13:00 +0000

I lived in France for a year with a family who had 3 children. They never helped around the house and were not well disciplined at all. However I found it is true that sit down meals are very formal, on holidays or when they had company over they lasted between 5 and 6 hours!

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:08:45 +0000

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By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:37:54 +0000

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By: Meleah

Meleah — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:40:32 +0000

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By: Boris

Boris — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:15:10 +0000

You and me both Sylvie. I don’t know who to believe – some French parents we know claim their children help out a lot, and our own children do occasionally let slip that their friends have to cook or clean or iron etc. Some children we have around (but not all) seem to find it natural to leap up after a meal and start clearing the table.
We always struggle to find paid help for cleaning our gites, while other owners give the impression that their children are happy to spend Saturdays cleaning bathrooms and mopping floors.
It’s hard to reach a definite conclusion, but I can assure you our children are like your own – except money is usually involved rather than threats.

By: Sylvie

Sylvie — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:51:55 +0000

“I get the impression that children in France help out around the house a lot more in France – cleaning, cooking and so on, but unfortunately I can’t be certain of my facts.”

These words have plunged me into a serious depression………my ( french) children have never helped out around the house unless dead threats………..

By: Milia

Milia — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:30:38 +0000

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