Reward 800 Tiger-coinsIn Singapore, parents start competing in their children’s education from a very young age. Currently, there are three main types of parents:
Pushing the Child (“Tiger mom”):
Tiger mom generally refers a form of strict parenting, whereby parents are highly invested in ensuring their children's success.
Last week, at Paris Olympics discussion, some tigers mentioned that they are planning to enroll their child in sport classes right now, aiming for them to become the next Olympic champion.
Pushing Both the Child and Themselves:
Some mothers set high standards for themselves as well.
In our community, we've seen mothers who are active in the stock market while also being strict with their children.
For example, in previous Singapore’s National Day discussion, one tiger said she would stay home and help child with homework.
Some mothers also express that earning more money now is to provide better education opportunities for their children (like enrolling in more tutoring classes).
Working Hard for Themselves, Letting Their Children Grow Up Happily:
Some parents work very hard in their careers but take a hands-off approach to their child's education.
If the child doesn't perform well academically, they allow them to pursue other interests.
The goal of earning more money is so that their child won’t have to struggle with schooling and work in the future.
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I think pushing oneself is good but if pushed too much it can cause more harm than good.
if you or child have tried their best then it's good work. no need to put more pressure in this already stressed life... [What]
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Many parents place extraordinary focus on making sure that their children enter into top schools. They shift homes by buying million dollar properties. By volunteering in schools and communities just to let their kids have that little bit of edge into entering a top school.
Excessive and crazy? There are many who believe that pushing their children hard will give them that edge in life to do well in future. These are the so called tiger mums.
I am honestly a failure of sg education system, I score poorly in school, nearly kicked out of university. Whereas my wife was a top student, who score As. Guess who is doing better now. [Cool]
I believe in letting my child grow and find her interests and passions. Let her find her own path. To support her, I have to work even harder and drive myself to new heights, so that I can create a safety net for her to learn, fail and grow.
At sch, I was the over-achiever who topped classes & cohorts; undeniably & unwittingly making people green with envy. As such, I have the capacity & capability to impart invaluable knowledge to my children.
I told my kids that everyone in the family should work hard tgt & play hard tgt. I want my kids to be multifaceted; to excel not only in academics, but in music, martial arts & whatever that interests them. And if I set the bar high for my children, I lead by example & set the bar high for myself too (investing).
We only live once & if it's not spent giving our best shot at everything we can while we have the time, youth, money & health for it,then it would be a waste of life isn't it?
There are many who are not blessed to see another day & have many unfulfilled aspirations. Hence, we should make every second of our time count. Don't waste precious time doing nonsense that you'd regret after.
Do something for yourself today that your future self will thank you for.
Walao, this statement sounds like the one I made lol.