HK re: cultural approaches to parenting, I will say that I have even observed extensively a subset of that religiously inspired authoritarian parenting style among educated professionals who reject some of the other choices commonly associated with it (i.e. traditional gender roles, homeschooling for religious purposes). There is A LOT of judgement around children unquestioningly obeying their parents and corporal punishment. I wonder what the long-term effects of this style of parenting will be on kids who have access to the other experiences referenced in the NYT article.