Calmer families.
Stronger bonds.
More balance.
Coaching for parents, inspired by French family culture.
Practical, not clinical.
Practical, not clinical.
The idea
Your kids are fine. The week isn't.
My value proposition: Decide without arguing. Get your life back without guilt. Love more calmly.
Dinner is a negotiation. Bedtime is a negotiation. Saturday is a shuttle service. By the time the house is quiet, you're too tired to talk to anyone - including each other.
Here's the part of French family life worth borrowing: you're allowed to just decide. Not harshly. Just without a vote.
A few clear limits, consistently held - and within them, far more freedom than many American families are used to giving their kids.
For everyone, including you.
About me
Jonathan Berthet
When I arrived in America, people were intrigued by the fact that I was French - but even more by the way my two daughters behaved and by how we were raising them.
I was surprised to discover that French parenting had already gained popularity in the US. And the more I talked with American parents, the more I realized there was something valuable in the French approach that families here were looking for.
Something that AI (which has never faced kids' tantrums) or books can't quite capture: the unspoken rules, shared social norms, and cultural nuances that most people simply grow up understanding.
Raising my two French daughters in America, I realized how amazing it is to be able to pick the best of both cultures for my children. And I wanted to share this.
That's why I created FrenchParenting.com: practical parenting strategies inspired by French family culture, adapted to the realities of American families.
The goal is simple - to help parents build calmer, healthier and more balanced family lives that are attributed to French families.
I'm not a therapist, physician or dietitian. I'm a modern dad, juggling a full-time career, my coaching practice, and my family.
And as a management consultant, I naturally approach parenting the way I approach complex problems: through practical frameworks, real-life experience, and a focus on what actually works.
