tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post7315459807738348064..comments2023-11-05T04:42:17.900-07:00Comments on Nomad: Panda MomScience Teacher Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16579558647324072199noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-66952274024574688562011-01-21T16:31:31.021-07:002011-01-21T16:31:31.021-07:00I'm interested in reading it after that last c...I'm interested in reading it after that last comment too!<br /><br />I've been thinking a lot lately about competition (my sister and I have, sadly, had a lot of competition in our relationship (likely much of it is my own fault) and I really want to avoid that in my children if possible). This seems like it really goes along the same lines and it's been a lot of food for thought.Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178196211079230972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-17849619727994208862011-01-20T09:21:23.537-07:002011-01-20T09:21:23.537-07:00KimBlue: Thanks so much for all of the clarificati...KimBlue: Thanks so much for all of the clarification. I did read that it was the beginning of a book, but I believed it was a parenting memoir based on her own style.<br /><br />Now I want to read it!Science Teacher Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16579558647324072199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-6961810457231467112011-01-20T00:43:58.317-07:002011-01-20T00:43:58.317-07:00Follow-up: The "article" on Chinese pare...Follow-up: The "article" on Chinese parenting was actually an excerpt from the beginning of her book, and was a tongue-in-cheek look at how she parented early on. When her teenager seriously rebelled Chua realized she really needed to change her parenting style or risk losing her daughter.<br /><br />She wrote the Battle Hymn memoir in the following months mainly for her own catharsis. They recently hosted a sleepover for her daughter's fifteenth birthday.<br /><br />You can read her own account of all this and her regrets that her "article" has been widely misinterpreted here:<br /><br />http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2011/jan/18/qa-yale-law-professor-amy-chua/Kimberly Bluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-19325142813418531482011-01-19T11:29:57.272-07:002011-01-19T11:29:57.272-07:00I like your post title. :)
In Tiger Mom's def...I like your post title. :)<br /><br />In Tiger Mom's defense, in an interview about her recent book yesterday she explained that she started out parenting strictly until her teenager utterly rebelled, then she realized that the super-strict approach was not necessarily the best for her kids. She says her children have humbled her a lot.<br /><br />As for my own thoughts on parenting, I'll have to ponder and get back to you.<br /><br />Good post. I like the emphasis on values-based parenting.Kimberly Bluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-22990148861887283942011-01-18T15:34:13.553-07:002011-01-18T15:34:13.553-07:00Your list is good.
Your post was thought-provoking...Your list is good.<br />Your post was thought-provoking.<br />My favorite on your list is:<br /> I should set high expectations for my children and then do everything in my power to help them become successful.<br />I believe strongly in side-by-side relationships with my children. If I ask them to shovel the snow, I won't sit inside the window pointing at the spot they missed.<br /><br />I won't expect my childrens' living spaces to be clean and dust-free if mine isn't. (And in case you were wondering, it ISN'T).<br /><br />I WILL make sure EVERY.DAY. that my kids know that I love them. If telling them becomes rote, I will figure out how else to express it so the message gets through (ie physical affection and random acts of kindness go a long way, and not surprisingly, kids tend to model most parental behavior, positive or negative, so I keep that in mind a LOT)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616038477865625828noreply@blogger.com