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Hi Neil, good holiday.

Lovely thanks. You know I adore the beach.

Your kids must have loved it too.

Ah, they didn't come. They were at summer music camp. That's very dedicated.

Well they have piano exams to pass Vefe. And then there's a French test when term starts again,

so they've been having intensive French

lessons every evening. Wow you really are tiger parents!

Tiger what? I mean you push your kids to achieve success at school. A Tiger mother or tiger parenting describes a particular kind of strict upbringing.

Well, let's say we just want what's best for our kids, even if they don't appreciate it yet.

The phrase Tiger Mother was first used to describe a style of raising children

common in some traditional East Asian households,

though it can be adopted by anyone.

It appeared in a book by Chinese American law professor Amy Chwa, who claimed her academic success was partly thanks to her own Tiger Mother. Let's hear some examples.

I never got examples.

I never got to relax as a child. My tiger mother had me up at 7 a.m.

practicing the violin every Saturday and Sunday.

We've decided to let little Bruno do whatever he wants, whenever he wants.

I'm worried Tiger parenting would stress him out. I have my tiger parents to thank

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