Re:Children of parents classified as “tiger” have worse grad...
by alexholehouse on Thursday May 09, 2013 @05:39PM
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If tiger moms organize and control their kid's lives, do the kids ever learn skills relating to decision making and time management, two absolutely crucial skills for 'real world' survival?
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Re:Children of parents classified as “tiger” have worse grad...
by RYUUSEiiSTAR on Thursday May 09, 2013 @09:03PM
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Not even just those two skills, but anything to do with the 'real world'. I struggle to talk to people and have constant shivers even when I know I'm in a non-threatening environment. I just can't make conversation easily.
Even something as simple as when I took the train for the first time by myself going to uni. I was petrified I would miss my stop or something equally stupid, when the solution would be to just get off and hop onto a train that would take me back.
Again, I don't think I have a tiger mum, but she's awfully close.
Re:Children of parents classified as “tiger” have worse grad...
by ikailan on Thursday May 09, 2013 @09:17PM
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Anecdote alert. I have a wannabe tiger mom. Unfortunately, she had to work full time+++, so full on tiger-ness could not manifest.
Just as children of many non-tiger moms DON'T learn decision making and time management skills: some do, and some do not. There are other factors at play. At a certain age, it's near impossible for a tiger mom to control 100% of someone's life.