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Are Chinese mothers superior?

Asked by Charles (4823points) May 25th, 2012

An interesting opinion piece… what do you think? It implies that using the Chinese mothering method guarantees that your child will achieve on average a higher level of success than not.

From the article:

“A lot of people wonder how Chinese parents raise such stereotypically successful kids. They wonder what these parents do to produce so many math whizzes and music prodigies, what it’s like inside the family, and whether they could do it too. Well, I can tell them, because I’ve done it. Here are some things my daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were never allowed to do:

• attend a sleepover

• have a playdate

• be in a school play

• complain about not being in a school play

• watch TV or play computer games

• choose their own extracurricular activities

• get any grade less than an A

• not be the No. 1 student in every subject except gym and drama

• play any instrument other than the piano or violin

• not play the piano or violin.”

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576059713528698754.html?KEYWORDS=china+parents

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