OMG, doesn’t she know you are supposed to throw condoms at them when they hit 13? What is wrong with this woman?
//extreme sarcasm
Wait a second...
this is implies that if you have high expectations, your kids might turn out better??
Oooohhhh.... that is, like, so radical....
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"BATTLE?" Don't they know that's hate speech??
Kids need to develop social skills or they will never figure out how to integrate into the world. They also need to enjoy being a kid so when they grow up they are ready to be adults and not overgrown tweeners/adolescents.
But, this BFF parenting over the past 20 years is garbage. Nothing wrong with telling your kid that to be successful they have to work hard. Instead of creating a reward system that honors putting in the effort too many parents want to blow smoke up their kids’ asses.
How dare that mother set high expectations?
If you think American Mothers of Chinese decent are strict, try the fathers. My old man made my brothers and I tow the line and made sure he knew what the hell we were up to all through High School.
Although I was pretty wild in High School, he did a excellent job of maintaining control when and where he could, and instilled in me the importance of a good education.
When I wanted to join the military, he took lunch off and went down and signed me up after getting assurances from the recruiter that I had to complete high School.
He knew what he was doing, and figured at least one son was better in the military than roaming the city streets at night.
Got out of the military and went to College for a BS and a Master’s.
I'll bet it's feminoid Leftists who are doing the threatening.
Why? Because 60s-style feminsts want to pretend that nothing bad will happen if women essentially abandon and neglect their own children, while they (the mothers) try to find "fulfillment" in their careers.
The intensive one-on-one mothering style Chua describes might be over the top, but correct at its core. To grow up without serious emotional deficits, children need an enormous amount of time and attention from someone who is truly devoted to them. I.e., mom. Not some transitory day care worker or nanny.
I'll bet Jared Loughner spent a lot of time in day care. Dylan Kleebold did.
No wonder the Chinese are kicking our a$$es
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At the shopping mall last weekend I had my 2-yr-old son's chin in my hand and was in his face, firmly but quietly explaining that if he continued disobeying me there would be repercussions. I then noticed a 50-sonmething guy walking by, glaring at me with a nasty expression, obviously displeased with my parenting technique. I glared back and prayed the idiot would say something. The staring match lasted a few seconds before he looked away and kept walking.
Our modern society is hell for kids. Us parents need to take a stand and make our kids toe the line as much as we can. I’ve told people several times that I don’t care if the kids get mad at me and all that stuff. I’m the parent and I know what is best for them. Period.