Was browsing through news sites and came up this article called "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior"
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576059713528698754.html
What a pile of BS. The main idea is to work the child hard, force them into extensive study and practices, mind you not practice at sports or drama, because for some reason those things a less valuable than violin or piano.
I am both against an for this: the problem I have with this is not the means to make the the child but the fundamentally flawed philosophies this bitch presents to using those means. There no perfect parenting technique, if all parents would follow this egotistical bigoted selfish bitch's philosophy the world would have no sports and the only music would be violins and piano based! Mind you no sports does sound nice (no jocks) but I would assume the obesity epidemic would only get worse and that pianos and violins don't make an orchestra.
The best parenting technique is the one fit for the child, not fitting the child to the technique. Sure for many children who can't stick to it (and most can't), forcing them into extensive practice and study is what they need, but some children might not want to play the piano, ok then 3 hours a day practicing guitar instead, and some children might love to act, ok making them practice their line ad nausuem. Now the above is just a correction to her philosophy: find what your child likes and make them stick to it hard, rather than you choose what they like and make them stick to it hard. Next that bitch will be saying shes going to make her children doctors come hell or high water. She takes pride in making sure ever one of her children master piano, serious piano? If your going to work your child to the bone do it for a skill that more likely to matter, like a second language for example, not piano, its most likely a useless skill and they did not even like it to begin with! Shit even a sport is usually worth more than piano at least the child will be exercising and develop good health habits! Lets say your child loves to paint and does so on his/her own prerogative, you should only encourage it, not force them to play piano instead! If it leads to a life as a graphical designer or cartoonist or even (god forbid) an artist, that what your child might be happiest with, accept it and encourage them even force them to find their potential. Now I not saying you should let everything else slide, if they do poorly academically that what you should work them day and night on with a whip if you have to: make sure they keep their grades up, have them master a sport or two to stay health and fit through life and make sure they master several side skills that are useful like cooking, cleaning, mechanical and electronic repair, after all that and they still love to paint or sculpt, let them, force them, if they end up artists they will at least have the skills and education to not be poor artists.
Next she suggest verbally abusing your child, again in actually I have nothing against this... depending on the child. Some child will take the shame and slander of their parents constructively and study, work harder, and correct their mistakes, some children won't care what their "dipshit" parents think or say and some children will shot themselves. Should I take this opportunity to point out that Asian children have stereotypically high suicide rates? I take the same stance with physically assaulting the child with spankings or belting, for some children this is what your force to resort to, for others its too far and for some they will rarely if ever drive you too it. Start your way with the benign and work your way down to hell, see how far your child takes you.
Next she says things like how your child owes you, I prefer to think of it as you owe your child for bringing another mouth to feed into this shithole of a world and that its your duty and responsibility to raise that child into a functional and successful adult to add something of benefit to this world, but I guess that because I'm not a selfish bitch like she is!
Finally I'm not one to defend "Western" parenting, it has it problems and I pointed them out before but "Eastern" parenting (or as this bigot likes to call it "Chinese" parenting) isn't necessarily better, it has it problems and I'm advocating merely adapting your parenting to each child and being diligent, tireless and willing to do anything to not fail your child.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576059713528698754.html
What a pile of BS. The main idea is to work the child hard, force them into extensive study and practices, mind you not practice at sports or drama, because for some reason those things a less valuable than violin or piano.
I am both against an for this: the problem I have with this is not the means to make the the child but the fundamentally flawed philosophies this bitch presents to using those means. There no perfect parenting technique, if all parents would follow this egotistical bigoted selfish bitch's philosophy the world would have no sports and the only music would be violins and piano based! Mind you no sports does sound nice (no jocks) but I would assume the obesity epidemic would only get worse and that pianos and violins don't make an orchestra.
The best parenting technique is the one fit for the child, not fitting the child to the technique. Sure for many children who can't stick to it (and most can't), forcing them into extensive practice and study is what they need, but some children might not want to play the piano, ok then 3 hours a day practicing guitar instead, and some children might love to act, ok making them practice their line ad nausuem. Now the above is just a correction to her philosophy: find what your child likes and make them stick to it hard, rather than you choose what they like and make them stick to it hard. Next that bitch will be saying shes going to make her children doctors come hell or high water. She takes pride in making sure ever one of her children master piano, serious piano? If your going to work your child to the bone do it for a skill that more likely to matter, like a second language for example, not piano, its most likely a useless skill and they did not even like it to begin with! Shit even a sport is usually worth more than piano at least the child will be exercising and develop good health habits! Lets say your child loves to paint and does so on his/her own prerogative, you should only encourage it, not force them to play piano instead! If it leads to a life as a graphical designer or cartoonist or even (god forbid) an artist, that what your child might be happiest with, accept it and encourage them even force them to find their potential. Now I not saying you should let everything else slide, if they do poorly academically that what you should work them day and night on with a whip if you have to: make sure they keep their grades up, have them master a sport or two to stay health and fit through life and make sure they master several side skills that are useful like cooking, cleaning, mechanical and electronic repair, after all that and they still love to paint or sculpt, let them, force them, if they end up artists they will at least have the skills and education to not be poor artists.
Next she suggest verbally abusing your child, again in actually I have nothing against this... depending on the child. Some child will take the shame and slander of their parents constructively and study, work harder, and correct their mistakes, some children won't care what their "dipshit" parents think or say and some children will shot themselves. Should I take this opportunity to point out that Asian children have stereotypically high suicide rates? I take the same stance with physically assaulting the child with spankings or belting, for some children this is what your force to resort to, for others its too far and for some they will rarely if ever drive you too it. Start your way with the benign and work your way down to hell, see how far your child takes you.
Next she says things like how your child owes you, I prefer to think of it as you owe your child for bringing another mouth to feed into this shithole of a world and that its your duty and responsibility to raise that child into a functional and successful adult to add something of benefit to this world, but I guess that because I'm not a selfish bitch like she is!
Finally I'm not one to defend "Western" parenting, it has it problems and I pointed them out before but "Eastern" parenting (or as this bigot likes to call it "Chinese" parenting) isn't necessarily better, it has it problems and I'm advocating merely adapting your parenting to each child and being diligent, tireless and willing to do anything to not fail your child.
