I still hesitate to buy the book but this thread is making me reconsider. When I first read the article I didn't jump to angry mode but was disturbed by how close it hit home. My DD takes piano and is really good for her age but we struggled with getting her to practice and it became a standoff between two stubborn souls. I still haven't figured out what to do about it and have stopped pushing it because she is doing well in her lessons but a time will come that she will need to practice and how are we going to tackle this issue?
BTW: the card comment made me laugh. I have a similar experience with my mom, who is the further-est from a Tiger Mom. We always had to do a Mother's Day present in school and when I was in 1st grade I had a crush on a little boy who was proud of his artistic abilities. Not wanting to show him up, I purposely threw together a cheesy picture that would go into some plastic mug. When my mom received the present she didn't gush over it, just the opposite. She was upset by it all and sat me down and said how disappointed she was in my drawing and that she knew I could do so much better. I certainly wasn't hurt by her rejection of the piece because I knew it wasn't up to par with my abilities. Most parents would be horrified to hear of a mother rejecting a present from their child but my mom was rejecting my lack of trying.
