We wanted to use a term different from Forum because our Info Spaces are structured areas of information exchanged between Frenchparents members and our Editorial Committee. Our newsletters are the medium that link members together, sending our new questions and responses every week while the site's Info Space serves as an index of past exchanges organized by category and searchable by keyword. Our initial objective was to cover four areas: Recommendations, Professional Life, Local Events, and Advice. More on these below.

It's possible for visitors to browse certain limited areas of the Recommendations Info Space but to take true advantage of this network and view the hundreds of questions and answers stored on the site, please join the network, free of charge. See links lower down on page for more info.

What's a newsletter on Frenchparents?

Contrary to many e-newsletters that send out pre-packaged information or commercial offers, our newseltter is simply there to transmit the new questions and new answers on the site to those members who subscribe to it, as well as new and past member introductions and want ads and announcements. It serves as an important link between Frenchparents members, enabling them to then ask to be put intouch with other members or to provide additional feedback on issues that they see in the newsletter.

What are the different themes planned for the Info Spaces?

Our objective is to cover 4 main types of issues in the Info Spaces and newsletters:

• Recommendations : for those seeking an address, a name, to help them with a specific, generally local problem. E.g: Know a good cheese store, a good French class for kids?

• Workin' Hard: to exchange tips and experiences on professional life, whether as an employee or an entrepreneur.

• Local Events: to stay informed of cultural, or sports events for families and Francophiles in your area.

• Advice : for topics that are not related to the local area and that are more philosophical or general in nature than those of recommendations. E.g: Why is my baby crying all the time? What French movies for my teenager?