Tiger Mums: Strict parents demanding greatness from their kids

[Anonymous]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1V3Se7li3U

By this standard, my Asian kid is a failure. He went to GMU, LOL....

[Anonymous]

The kids I knew in my neighborhood raised like this all had problems. Extreme anxiety, food issues like stress eating, etc. They often didn't seem to have much sense of self, they WERE their academics. I would say how are you and they would say if I can get a perfect score on my unit test on Friday it will bump my grade up to 99 percent overall in the class.

But I didn't ask about your grades, I asked about you.

[Anonymous]

In my neighborhood, it is the sports parents who tiger. I sometimes wish we lived in a lower key area.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh6mcAbYWiE

[Anonymous]

Maybe he is a failure, why are you telling us this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe he is a failure, why are you telling us this?

+1

[Anonymous]

I Tiger Parented my kid with special needs and global developmental delay into a decent college. I am very proud of him.

[Anonymous]

I put a large premium on academics. I expect perfect grades. My kids are smart and they put in very little effort compared to their Asian counterparts in Asia. I don’t consider myself a tiger parent. We host lots of play dates, parties, travel often and I put high value on happiness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I put a large premium on academics. I expect perfect grades. My kids are smart and they put in very little effort compared to their Asian counterparts in Asia. I don’t consider myself a tiger parent. We host lots of play dates, parties, travel often and I put high value on happiness.

That’s cool

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I put a large premium on academics. I expect perfect grades. My kids are smart and they put in very little effort compared to their Asian counterparts in Asia. I don’t consider myself a tiger parent. We host lots of play dates, parties, travel often and I put high value on happiness.

Did you ever think…what does that do for Asian countries? I mean, birth rates are nonexistent, economies are stagnant, very little entrepreneurship, etc.

Life generally sucks in these Asian countries…yet, let’s just keep doing what we are doing.

[Anonymous]

Young people are still juveniles up to age 26.

They need guidance and it’s your job to parent them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I put a large premium on academics. I expect perfect grades. My kids are smart and they put in very little effort compared to their Asian counterparts in Asia. I don’t consider myself a tiger parent. We host lots of play dates, parties, travel often and I put high value on happiness.

Did you ever think…what does that do for Asian countries? I mean, birth rates are nonexistent, economies are stagnant, very little entrepreneurship, etc.

Life generally sucks in these Asian countries…yet, let’s just keep doing what we are doing.

I’ve travelled in Asia.

I have to ask you honestly: WTF are you talking about?!?

Life does not “generally suck” in Asia (as you put it).

[Anonymous]

GMU is a good school. Having standards, expectations and discipline for a child is a good thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I put a large premium on academics. I expect perfect grades. My kids are smart and they put in very little effort compared to their Asian counterparts in Asia. I don’t consider myself a tiger parent. We host lots of play dates, parties, travel often and I put high value on happiness.

Did you ever think…what does that do for Asian countries? I mean, birth rates are nonexistent, economies are stagnant, very little entrepreneurship, etc.

Life generally sucks in these Asian countries…yet, let’s just keep doing what we are doing.

I’ve travelled in Asia.

I have to ask you honestly: WTF are you talking about?!?

Life does not “generally suck” in Asia (as you put it).

So, because you visited as a tourist…that’s your answer? Why do Korea, China and Japan have abysmally low birth rates? Why are their economies stagnant?

Japan is going to lose 40% of its population by 2100…China nearly 60%.

Sound like great places to you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I put a large premium on academics. I expect perfect grades. My kids are smart and they put in very little effort compared to their Asian counterparts in Asia. I don’t consider myself a tiger parent. We host lots of play dates, parties, travel often and I put high value on happiness.

Enjoy the anxiety you are creating. You ‘expect perfect grades’. Yeah, that’ll serve you well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I put a large premium on academics. I expect perfect grades. My kids are smart and they put in very little effort compared to their Asian counterparts in Asia. I don’t consider myself a tiger parent. We host lots of play dates, parties, travel often and I put high value on happiness.

Did you ever think…what does that do for Asian countries? I mean, birth rates are nonexistent, economies are stagnant, very little entrepreneurship, etc.

Life generally sucks in these Asian countries…yet, let’s just keep doing what we are doing.

I’ve travelled in Asia.

I have to ask you honestly: WTF are you talking about?!?

Life does not “generally suck” in Asia (as you put it).

So, because you visited as a tourist…that’s your answer? Why do Korea, China and Japan have abysmally low birth rates? Why are their economies stagnant?

Japan is going to lose 40% of its population by 2100…China nearly 60%.

Sound like great places to you?

No merica is better.