I'm a French mom raising my daughter in Florida. I wasn't prepared for how differently people parent here. The author is from France, and moved to the US 10 years ago. Courtesy of Virginie Romary I moved from Paris to Florida 10 years ago. I'm raising my daughter, now 8, in the US. I wasn't prepared for how differently people parent here. I grew up in France , and before moving to Fort Lauderdale 10 years ago, I had no idea how different it was to raise a child in the US. I tried to make some adjustments to fit better into American culture, but there were some French parenting norms I just couldn't let go of. My daughter learned table manners at age 3 For the French, what we eat is as important as how we eat. When my daughter was 3, I taught her to sit up while eating without resting her elbows on the table, holding her fork in one hand and her knife in the other. Being French, I see it as a way to show respect to others. I also find it more pleasant to be around people who eat nicely.…