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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a bit of a Tiger mom.  (not Asian.)  My daughter is gifted, does well in school and is pretty good at sports so I expect her to do her best.  If she gets less than an A on a test, I ask her what happened.  I don't punish her or anything.  My parents did the same with me - I was a good student, and I worked hard, but things also came more easily to me than to a lot of people.  So they expected a lot.  I expected a lot of myself too.

Similarly, I expect her to give her all in her activities, but if she has an off day, oh well.  Everyone has off days.  We talk about what happened and then move on.  We stay fairly busy, but when she's with her dad (we're not together), he's more unscheduled so I let them have more unscheduled time together.  I'm a natural planner, he is not, and I know she needs some time "off."

If she weren't as bright or as motivated or she had some sort of learning issue, I'd adjust my expectations.  I'd still expect her to work hard, but I'd go easier on the results.[/quote]

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