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How I Broke The Cycle of Tiger parenting
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How My “Tiger Parents” Shaped The Way I Treated My Own Kids – And How I Broke The Cycle

Growing up with a tiger parent My mother was a tiger parent. In our home, she was the autocrat. Her rules were simple: it was her way or the highway, …
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8 Things My Asian Boomer Parents Were Right About That I Only Realised After Moving Out

I never understood why my typical Asian boomer parents were so hard on me. But now that I'm an adult, I can appreciate their parenting methods a tad more.
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