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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I consider myself a Tiger Parent, just like my white European mother.

I expect and get straight As, even for my child with severe ADHD and a host of learning disabilities. To get him to that point, *we* worked extremely hard together (from speech/physical therapy to learning to write to extra practice in math). He has built extraordinary resilience and work ethic because he has worked his way up.

I expect my kids to be interested in history and current events, love good literature and read voraciously, be fluent in writing and culture in our native tongue, write beautiful cursive, sing and play an instrument well (or study music theory for the one with a motor disability).[b] These things are non-negotiable.[/b]

I encourage and nurture whatever else they want to do: for one of them, it's coding, for the other, it's horses and animals in general.

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If you aren't exaggerating (which I think you are), I hope you're saving for your kids' therapy/rehab bills. That is an oppressive life to live as a kid.

None of us are getting out of here alive. Live happy. [/quote]

I'm not exaggerating.
We are happy.

You have to accept that some people like living this way. They are usually the PhD, intellectual type.

I find it amusing that in this country it's more acceptable to push your kid in sports than it is to pursue academic interests. As long as the child is fine with it, and doesn't injure himself or burn out, I think both are perfectly acceptable.
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You can make your kids do stuff. But you can't make your kids feel stuff. For example, you can make your kids read certain books. You can't make your kids love "good literature" (however defined) and be voracious readers.[/quote]

You're not completely correct. I am 100% sure I created the right environment to nurture a love of classical music and books! And as a result, since they like doing those things, we can pursue what I wanted them to do all along. If I had a child who hated reading, I would check for dyslexia. My son with special needs does not have dyslexia.

I don't view parenting as "let the chips fall where they may" kind of thing. No. I want my children interested in certain things, and I paved the way for it a long time ago. I am also prepared to support other activities for which they develop affinities and that I did not plan for.
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