<p>I find it interesting that our views on parenting are largely immune to any kind of study of outcomes.</p>
<p>Personally, I advocate donkey parenting over tiger parenting. It’s similar in some ways to tiger parenting, but rather than pushing your kid as a tiger parent does, you trail along behind your kid, carring the Boy Scout gear, the soccer stuff, the snacks for the team, the harp, etc.–you go to all the games–you have to, because you’ve agreed to coach, or to wave the linesman flag. You spend a lot of time with your kid, and you get to know their friends–because you’re the one in the back of the room with the video camera, recording a bunch of teen rock bands.</p>
<p>We’ve found this to be an effective technique. Perhaps it’s similar to the “supportive parenting” referred to in the study in the first post.</p>