Manners and respect are the norm for kids here. Treating them like a nuisance won’t do anything to help France’s declining birthrate Manners and respect are the norm for kids here. Treating them like a nuisance won’t do anything to help France’s declining birthrate I n French culture, seven is known as “ l’âge de raison ” , the age at which children know right from wrong and can take some moral responsibility. France’s national rail operator, it seems, puts the age at which a child can be