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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was always surprising to me how they dictated their child's lives from age 4 or 5 onwards but the people that other parents label tiger moms are the Asian parents who are actually are super relaxed especially compared to those white parents.
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In my DD’s friend group all the Indian girls had known they are going to a medical school since K. They don’t have a choice and it’s non negotiable.[/quote]

In my neighborhood, there are a number of kids who have been put into sports training since before K. Then there is intensive travel sports later on which comes at great expense. Many don't have a choice and it's non negotiable. When the kids cry and want to quit, the parents say the kids don't really mean it, and that they need to learn to persevere when things get tough. Parents get tense and unpleasant (and sometimes downright verbally abusive) when their kid or their kid's team don't perform well. I won't say that in general white parents are like this, because that is ridiculous, just like it's ridiculous to make generalizations about Asian people. But how is this not also a form of Tiger parenting, but with different priorities? Plenty of folks like this of every race and nationality. There are people who can keep competitiveness healthy, some who are borderline, and some who go way overboard. [/quote]

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