Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576059713528698754.html#articleTabs%3Darticle A lot of people wonder how Chinese parents raise such stereotypically successful kids [i believe everyone got their own definition of success. at least to me, being able to play piano well doesn't prove that you are a successful person..] . 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 [this is unbelievable..not allowing your kid attending a school play?!!] • complain about not being in a school play • watch TV or play computer games • choose their own extracurricular activities [a kid is never allow to choose their own extracurricular activities?! w...