flu – thanks for your post. I think it’s important to have some balance. I think kids should also have a chance to be kids and socialize. While I can certainly understand parents that want to demand the best of their children, I honestly can’t see how calling them names and degrading them can possibly be a good thing for a healthy self-esteem. It is overly harsh, IMO. Getting an A can’t be the end-all be-all. No wonder some of these kids are suicidal. That must really wreak havoc on their psyche.
My cousins kids are brats, as far as I’m concerned, yet they’re honor students. They play baseball, wrestle, play video games, but they get straight A’s. I assure you that my cousin is not practicing the strict studying guidelines that a Chinese mother would. I’m amazed the kids are doing so well, frankly. They are taking hard classes.
