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[quote=Anonymous]Pretty sure I would count as a tiger mom, although I'm not Asian and I find the label to be rather silly.

In general, I expect my kids to get all A grades. If they're not getting an A in a subject, that indicates that they're not demonstrating high achievement and strong understanding of that subject, which really isn't okay with me since I believe that the vast majority of subjects taught in school serve as a useful foundation for future study. Consequently, I will talk to my kids about what is going on that's causing them to have a lower grade and what could be done to remedy that. We work together on organization and I will either help them study or get them a tutor. If they're still not getting an A after all of that effort and best attempts at helping them understand, I would accept that as long as they're in the lowest level offered for that subject -- challenging oneself is good, but in my opinion there's little sense in being completely over one's head.

If I have any reason to suspect that the cause of the low grades is more related to lack of effort than to lack of understanding, I do ground the kids from electronics and most social activities to give them more time to focus on the process of improving their academics. [/quote]

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