Mindless dross exploiting parental fears is my take on the book - having never read it, admittedly.
Of course being an involved parent helps.
In support of authoritarian parenting, I have had plenty of colleagues of Far Eastern ancestry who have all done very well despite having had (by Westen standards) brutal parents who ensured that both of their eyes were constantly on the academic ball when they were young. They are happy adults with a robust sense of humour for the most part too.
As an anecdote, I have been going to meet the same group of friends and former colleagues at various high end NYC steakhouses for the past 24 years. One thing that I have noticed is there that are far more tables of 20-30 year olds who are East Asian than any other overt ethnicity of that age group. Once I noticed that I kept my eyes out for it and have seen this repeatedly. These are not cheap places - their parents must have been doing something right.
I do my best to reason with our DD so I suppose that makes me authoritative.
At the end of the day the most significant variable is going to be the IQ of the child being parented, of that I am certain.
Last edited by madeinuk; 02/08/19 07:34 AM.
