Electronic/World Wide Web>Internet Article: Chua, Amy (2011), Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior, Wall Street Journal, Retrieved on 2011-01-12Source Material [online.wsj.com]
Folksonomies: parenting Memes
01 JAN 2010
Nothing is Fun Until You're Good at It
What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you're good at it. To get good at anything you have to work, and children on their own never want to work, which is why it is crucial to override their preferences. This often requires fortitude on the part of the parents because the child will resist; things are always hardest at the beginning, which is where Western parents tend to give up. But if done properly, the Chinese strategy produces a virtuous circle. Tenacious practice, ...Folksonomies: parenting
Folksonomies: parenting
A meme about the difference between Chinese and Western mothers, where Chinese mothers force their children to keep at tasks until they master them.