Continuing our popular Expat Report series, we are proud to introduce our Parenting in France Report. Over the course of the last year, a few women have generated a lot of buzz with their cultural perspectives on parenting. First came Amy Chua, the Chinese American mom who wrote "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom." More recently, Pamela Druckerman lit up the web with her new book "Bringing up Bebe," which is about why French parents are superior.

We want to offer you the chance to do the same, and hope you'll take us up on this opportunity to offer parenting advice to people the world over. We hope to bring your cultural insight to expats - and others - and see if it can't help them make the rough and tumble job of expat parenting just a little bit easier!

Submit a parenting abroad report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

• Parenting in Gex, France

Retiring abroad can be a great option for retirees seeking their dream lifestyle at an affordable price. Help other retirees, who are thinking about retiring in France, by taking our new Overseas Retirement report. Submit an overseas retirement report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

• Retirement in Aude and Herault Departments, France
• Retirement in Pezenas, France

Most expats have have "dreams" (and fears) about the expatriate experience before they move abroad. If you are already living abroad, share how those "dreams" have been fulfilled, and how they have not. Submit a dream vs. reality report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

• Dream vs Reality of Living in St. Martin - French Caribbean, France
• Dream vs Reality of Living in Paris, France
• Dream vs Reality of Living in Paris, France

Culture shock is part of the settling in process. Knowing about the different phases of culture shock and learning about how other expats in France handled culture shock, can be very comforting. Submit a culture shock report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

• Culture Shock in Montpellier, France
• Culture Shock in Nice, France
• Culture Shock in Courbevoie, France
• Culture Shock in La Redorte, France
• Culture Shock in Paris, France
• Culture Shock in Roquebrun, France
• Culture Shock in Pezenas, France

Reviews and school profiles from expat parents and even a few school administrators in France. Great place to find insight into school facilities, teachers and curriculum. Submit a school report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

• Forest International School in The western suburb in a town called Mareil Marly, France
• Ermitage International School of France in Maisons-Laffitte, France
• The American School of Paris in St Cloud, France
• Ecole Bilingue Eridan in Montpellier, France
• Section Anglophone Fontainebleau in Fontainebleau, France
• American Section Lycée International de St Germain in St Germain en Laye, France, France
• L'Ermitage in Maisons Laffitte, France
• Ermitage International School of France in Maisons Laffitte, France
• Mougins School in Mougins, France
• EBICA (Ecole Bilangue Cote d'Azur) in Sophia Antipolis (close to Nice and closer to Cannes), France
• Ecole Montessori Bilingue Saint-Cloud in Paris, France
• Ermitage in Maisons-Laffitte (Paris area), France
• EIMLV in Montry, France
• Haut Sartoux Primary Anglophone Section in Valbonne, France
• Ermitage International School of France in Maisons-Laffitte, France
• EBICA (Ecole Bilingue Internationale Côte d'Azur) in Nice, France
• College Martin Luther King in Buc, France
• International School of Paris in Paris, France
• Bilingual Montessori School de l'Oise in Chantilly, France
• Ecole Internationale de Marne-la-Vallee in Montry, France
• Marymount International School in Paris, France
• Centre Actif Bilingue (CAB) in Fontainebleau, France
• SIS (Sections Internationales de Sevres) in Paris, France
• American School of Paris in Paris, France
• American Section - Lycee International in St. Germain en Laye, France
• Mougins School in Cote d'Azur, France
• International School of Fontainebleau in Fontainebleau, France
• American School of Paris in St. Cloud, France
• International School of Paris in Paris, France
• The American School of Paris in St. Cloud, France

What should you take with you when you move to France? What should you leave behind? What type of housing and neighborhoods are typical for expats in France? Submit a moving overseas report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

• Moving to Eymet, France
• Moving to Saint Raphael, France
• Moving to Orleans, France
• Moving to Montpellier, France
• Moving to Dijon, France
• Moving to Paris, France
• Moving to Cannes, France

What are local people's priorities - work? family? What are the best ways to meet other expats? Are people accepting of racial, cultural and religious differences? Submit a living abroad report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

• Living in Lyon, France
• Living in Moulins, France
• Living in Toulouse, France
• Living in Orleans, France
• Living in Grenoble, France
• Living in Strasbourg, France
• Living in Grenoble, France
• Living in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, France
• Living in Nice, France
• Living in Fontainebleau, France
• Living in Strasbourg, France
• Living in Privas, France
• Living in Strasbourg, France

How did expats choose their doctors, midwives, hospitals? What is childbirth like in France? Submit a having a baby abroad report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

• Having a Baby in La Rochelle, France
• Having a Baby in Nice, France
• Having a Baby in Pontivy, France
• Having a Baby in Viroflay, France
• Having a Baby in Paris, France
• Having a Baby in Paris, France

What's it like to find a job in France? obtain a work permit? work abroad in various cities and countries. Submit an overseas jobs and working abroad report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

• Working & Jobs in Paris, France

Where to expats do their banking in France? Do they get help with their taxes? Do they use a local firm? Submit a banking report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

• Expat Banking in Normandy, France
• Expat Banking in Cannes, France
• Expat Banking in Lyon, France
• Expat Banking in Paris and provinces, France

Information about expat clubs and organizations in France. Submit a listing for clubs that you belong to under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

• Long Duck Ladies in Montpellier, France
• Meetin PARIS in Paris, France
• The American Club of Lyon France in Lyon, France
• MEETinParis in Paris, France
• Americans in Alsace in Strasbourg, France
• Tagora in Strasbourg, France
• Kunveno - For Internationally-Minded People in Paris, France

What's it like to be an expat who is married... married to a local... single... a parent... in France. Submit a relationship report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

• Marriage & Dating in Montpellier, France
• Marriage & Dating in Ferney-Voltaire, France
• Marriage & Dating in Paris, France
• Marriage & Dating in Saintes, France