(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN While) (S (NP (NNPS Americans)) (VP (VBP feel) (ADJP (JJ worried) (PP (IN about) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VP (VB look) (PP (IN after) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS children)))) (CC and) (VP (VB help) (NP (PRP them)) (S (VP (VB grow))))))))))))) (, ,) (NP (JJ French) (NNS parents)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBG raising) (NP (JJ happy) (, ,) (JJ well-behaved) (NNS children)) (PP (IN without) (NP (PDT all) (DT the) (NN anxiety))))) (. .)))
While Americans feel worried about how to look after their children and help them grow, French parents are raising happy, well-behaved children without all the anxiety.
mark
while
While
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Plur
American
Americans
PROPN
NNPS
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
feel
feel
VERB
VBP
xcomp
Degree=Pos
worried
worried
ADJ
JJ
case
about
about
ADP
IN
obl
PronType=Int
how
how
ADV
WRB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
look
look
VERB
VB
case
after
after
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
help
help
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
grow
grow
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
French
French
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
parent
parents
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
raise
raising
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
happy
happy
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
well-behaved
well-behaved
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
case
without
without
ADP
IN
det:predet
all
all
DET
PDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
anxiety
anxiety
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Pamela) (NNP Druckerman)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ American) (NN mother)) (VP (VBG living) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Paris))))) (, ,)) (VP (VBD watched) (ADVP (RB carefully)) (PP (IN as) (PP (IN to) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB why)) (S (NP (JJ French) (NNS children)) (VP (VBP seem) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB behave) (ADVP (ADVP (ADVP (RB so) (RB much)) (JJR better)) (PP (IN than) (NP (JJ American) (NNS children))))))))))))) (. .)))
Pamela Druckerman, an American mother living in Paris, watched carefully as to why French children seem to behave so much better than American children.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Pamela
Pamela
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Druckerman
Druckerman
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
American
American
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
live
living
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Paris
Paris
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
watch
watched
VERB
VBD
advmod
carefully
carefully
ADV
RB
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
fixed
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
PronType=Int
why
why
ADV
WRB
amod
Degree=Pos
French
French
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
advcl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
seem
seem
VERB
VBP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
behave
behave
VERB
VB
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
advmod
much
much
ADV
RB
xcomp
Degree=Cmp
good
better
ADJ
JJR
case
than
than
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
American
American
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (VP (VB Let) (S (NP (PRP 's)) (VP (VB listen) (PP (IN to) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VBD said)))))))) (. .)))
Let's listen to what she said.
root
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
let
Let
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
's
PRON
PRP
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
listen
listen
VERB
VB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN While) (S (VP (VBG eating) (PP (IN at) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS restaurants)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Paris)))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD noticed) (SBAR (S (NP (DT the) (JJ French) (NNS kids)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (CC either) (VP (VBG sitting) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS chairs))) (S (VP (VP (VBG waiting) (PP (IN for) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN food)))) (CC or) (VP (VBG eating) (NP (NP (NP (NN fish)) (CC and) (NP (RB even) (NNS vegetables))) (, ,) (ADJP (JJ happy) (CC and) (JJ satisfied)))))))))))) (. .)))
While eating at the restaurants in Paris, I noticed the French kids were either sitting in their chairs waiting for their food or eating fish and even vegetables, happy and satisfied.
mark
while
While
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
eat
eating
VERB
VBG
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
restaurant
restaurants
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Paris
Paris
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
notice
noticed
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
French
French
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
kid
kids
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
cc:preconj
either
either
CCONJ
CC
ccomp
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
sit
sitting
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
chair
chairs
NOUN
NNS
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
wait
waiting
VERB
VBG
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
food
food
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Ger
eat
eating
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
fish
fish
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
conj
Number=Plur
vegetable
vegetables
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
happy
happy
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
satisfied
satisfied
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (DT no) (NN shouting) (CC or) (NN crying)))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (EX there)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (NP (DT no) (NNS pieces)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN food)))) (PP (IN around) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS tables))))) (. .)))
There was no shouting or crying, and there were no pieces of food around their tables.
expl
there
There
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
VERB
VBD
det
no
no
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
shouting
shouting
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
cry
crying
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
expl
there
there
PRON
EX
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
VERB
VBD
det
no
no
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
piece
pieces
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
food
food
NOUN
NN
case
around
around
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
table
tables
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB However)) (, ,) (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (JJ 2-year-old) (NN daughter)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Beth)) (, ,)) (VP (VBD took) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ brief) (NN interest)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN food))))) (. .)))
However, my 2-year-old daughter, Beth, took a brief interest in the food.
advmod
however
However
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
2-year-old
2-year-old
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
daughter
daughter
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Beth
Beth
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
brief
brief
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
interest
interest
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
food
food
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP She)) (ADVP (RB even)) (VP (VBD threw) (NP (NN food)) (ADVP (RB everywhere))) (. .)))
She even threw food everywhere.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
throw
threw
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
food
food
NOUN
NN
advmod
everywhere
everywhere
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP She)) (VP (VP (MD could) (RB n't) (VP (VB keep) (NP (PRP herself)) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ her) (NN chair))))) (CC and) (VP (VBD ran) (PP (IN around) (NP (DT the) (NN table))))) (. .)))
She couldn't keep herself in her chair and ran around the table.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
keep
keep
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
herself
herself
PRON
PRP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
chair
chair
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
run
ran
VERB
VBD
case
around
around
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
table
table
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN Though) (S (PP (IN by) (NP (DT that) (NN time))) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (MD 'd) (VP (VB live) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP France))) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT a) (JJ few) (NNS months))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (MD could) (RB n't) (VP (VB explain) (NP (PRP it)))) (. .)))
Though by that time I'd live in France for a few months, I couldn't explain it.
mark
though
Though
SCONJ
IN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
'd
AUX
MD
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
live
live
VERB
VB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
France
France
PROPN
NNP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
few
few
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
month
months
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
explain
explain
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (PP (IN After) (S (VP (VBG surveying) (NP (JJ French) (NNS parents))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD realized) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP are) (RB n't) (ADJP (JJ perfect))))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (NP (DT some) (NN parenting) (NNS secrets)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP do) (NP (VB work)))))))) (. .)))
After surveying French parents, I realized that they aren't perfect, but they have some parenting secrets that do work.
mark
after
After
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
survey
surveying
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
French
French
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
parent
parents
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
realize
realized
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
ccomp
Degree=Pos
perfect
perfect
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
VERB
VBP
det
some
some
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
parenting
parenting
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Plur
secret
secrets
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
work
work
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ French) (NNS parents)) (VP (VBP seem) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB have) (NP (NP (JJ different) (NNS ideas)) (PP (IN about) (S (VP (VBG raising) (NP (NNS kids)))))))))) (. .)))
French parents seem to have different ideas about raising kids.
amod
Degree=Pos
French
French
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
parent
parents
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
seem
seem
VERB
VBP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
different
different
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
idea
ideas
NOUN
NNS
mark
about
about
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
raise
raising
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
kid
kids
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (CD One)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS keys)) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT this) (NN education)))))) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ simple) (NN act)) (PP (IN of) (S (VP (VBG learning) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB wait)))))))))) (. .)))
One of the keys to this education is the simple act of learning how to wait.
nsubj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
One
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
key
keys
NOUN
NNS
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
education
education
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
simple
simple
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
act
act
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
learn
learning
VERB
VBG
obj
PronType=Int
how
how
ADV
WRB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
wait
wait
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ is) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB why)) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ French) (NNS babies)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP have) (VP (VBN encountered)))))) (ADVP (RB mostly)) (VP (VBP sleep) (PP (IN throughout) (NP (DT the) (NN night))) (PP (IN from) (ADJP (NP (QP (CD two) (CC or) (CD three)) (NNS months)) (JJ old))))))) (. .)))
It is why the French babies I have encountered mostly sleep throughout the night from two or three months old.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
PronType=Rel
why
why
ADV
WRB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
French
French
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
baby
babies
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
encounter
encountered
VERB
VBN
advmod
mostly
mostly
ADV
RB
advcl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
sleep
sleep
VERB
VBP
case
throughout
throughout
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
night
night
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
obl:tmod
Number=Plur
month
months
NOUN
NNS
obl
Degree=Pos
old
old
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP$ Their) (NNS parents)) (VP (VBP do) (RB n't) (VP (VB pick) (NP (PRP them)) (PRT (RP up)) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN moment)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP start) (S (VP (VBG crying))))))) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG allowing) (S (NP (DT the) (NNS babies)) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB learn) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB fall) (ADVP (RB back)) (ADVP (RB asleep))))))))))))) (. .)))
Their parents don't pick them up the moment they start crying, allowing the babies to learn how to fall back asleep.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
Their
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Plur
parent
parents
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
pick
pick
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
moment
moment
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
start
start
VERB
VBP
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
cry
crying
VERB
VBG
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
allow
allowing
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
iobj
Number=Plur
baby
babies
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
learn
learn
VERB
VB
obj
PronType=Int
how
how
ADV
WRB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
fall
fall
VERB
VB
advmod
back
back
ADV
RB
advmod
asleep
asleep
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB also)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB why)) (S (NP (JJ French) (NNS kids)) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB sit) (ADVP (RB happily)) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT a) (NN restaurant)))))))) (. .)))
It is also why French kids will sit happily at a restaurant.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
root
PronType=Rel
why
why
ADV
WRB
amod
Degree=Pos
French
French
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
kid
kids
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
advcl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
sit
sit
VERB
VB
advmod
happily
happily
ADV
RB
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
restaurant
restaurant
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (RB Rather) (IN than) (S (VP (VBG snacking) (NP (DT all) (NN day)) (PP (IN like) (NP (JJ American) (NNS children)))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP they)) (ADVP (RB mostly)) (VP (VBP have) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB wait) (SBAR (IN until) (S (NP (NN mealtime)) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB eat))))))))) (. .)))
Rather than snacking all day like American children, they mostly have to wait until mealtime to eat.
mark
rather
Rather
ADV
RB
fixed
than
than
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
snack
snacking
VERB
VBG
det
all
all
DET
DT
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
day
day
NOUN
NN
case
like
like
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
American
American
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
advmod
mostly
mostly
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
VERB
VBP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
wait
wait
VERB
VB
case
until
until
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
mealtime
mealtime
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
eat
eat
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ French) (NNS kids)) (ADVP (RB always)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (NP (NP (CD three) (NNS meals)) (NP (DT a) (NN day))) (CC and) (NP (NP (CD one) (NN snack)) (PP (IN at) (NP (RB about) (CD 4:00) (NN pm)))))) (. .)))
French kids always have three meals a day and one snack at about 4:00 pm.
amod
Degree=Pos
French
French
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
kid
kids
NOUN
NNS
advmod
always
always
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
VERB
VBP
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
meal
meals
NOUN
NNS
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod:tmod
Number=Sing
day
day
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
conj
Number=Sing
snack
snack
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
advmod
about
about
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
4:00
4:00
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Sing
p.m.
pm
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
While Americans feel worried about how to look after their children and help them grow, French parents are raising happy, well-behaved children without all the anxiety.  Pamela Druckerman, an American mother living in Paris, watched carefully as to why French children seem to behave so much better than American children. Let's listen to what she said.  While eating at the restaurants in Paris, I noticed the French kids were either sitting in their chairs waiting for their food or eating fish and even vegetables, happy and satisfied. There was no shouting or crying, and there were no pieces of food around their tables. However, my 2-year-old daughter, Beth, took a brief interest in the food. She even threw food everywhere. She couldn't keep herself in her chair and ran around the table. Though by that time I'd live in France for a few months, I couldn't explain it.  After surveying French parents, I realized that they aren't perfect, but they have some parenting secrets that do work. French parents seem to have different ideas about raising kids. One of the keys to this education is the simple act of learning how to wait. It is why the French babies I have encountered mostly sleep throughout the night from two or three months old. Their parents don't pick them up the moment they start crying, allowing the babies to learn how to fall back asleep. It is also why French kids will sit happily at a restaurant. Rather than snacking all day like American children, they mostly have to wait until mealtime to eat. French kids always have three meals a day and one snack at about 4:00 pm.