Hi Jiarong. Thanks for your question. I’d like to say it is a good question, ‘coz tiger parenting phenomenon is frequently seen in China and it may have brought about some trouble and conflicts in dealing with parent-child relationship. As to how to get along with tiger parents, the key to the issue, I think, still lies in understanding and communication, which is a commonplace topic. First of all, as children, we should try to understand parents. Parents live in hope that their children can be excellent for great things, which is perfectly understandable. Besides, involution becomes more severe: Parents feel intense pressure; children are expected to keep up in the educational rat race. It may not be a scientific and rational way in terms of children's psychological growth and family harmony but it does run efficiently in the competitive society, for some tiger parents make it. Actually, I want to add, however not every family adopting tiger mothering can "afford" it, since it cannot do without a lot of conditions concerning family income, home environment, educational levels of parents, etc. As a result, quite a few parents are full of good intentions but they rarely work out, and some unhappiness occurs in the process. Therefore, don’t forget effective communication involving patience and repetition is essential from both sides. Good things never come easy. Rome was not built in a day. It takes time to strike a balance. Be more patient, tell parents what you think, try to get understood and learn to make concessions, and vise versa.
Well, you guys, do you have other good suggestions?
Hi Jiarong. Thanks for your question. I’d like to say it is a good question, ‘coz tiger parenting phenomenon is frequently seen in China and it may have brought about some trouble and conflicts in dealing with parent-child relationship. As to how to get along with tiger parents, the key to the issue, I think, still lies in understanding and communication, which is a commonplace topic. First of all, as children, we should try to understand parents. Parents live in hope that their children can be excellent for great things, which is perfectly understandable. Besides, involution becomes more severe: Parents feel intense pressure; children are expected to keep up in the educational rat race. It may not be a scientific and rational way in terms of children's psychological growth and family harmony but it does run efficiently in the competitive society, for some tiger parents make it. Actually, I want to add, however not every family adopting tiger mothering can "afford" it, since it cannot do without a lot of conditions concerning family income, home environment, educational levels of parents, etc. As a result, quite a few parents are full of good intentions but they rarely work out, and some unhappiness occurs in the process. Therefore, don’t forget effective communication involving patience and repetition is essential from both sides. Good things never come easy. Rome was not built in a day. It takes time to strike a balance. Be more patient, tell parents what you think, try to get understood and learn to make concessions, and vise versa.
Well, you guys, do you have other good suggestions?
Thank you for your patience, Mrs. Ma. These are really useful suggestions for me. I will try to think more about problems from the perspective of my parents and communicate more with them.