Meet Britain's Chinese Tiger Mums BBC 2 Now!

[sailorsgal]

I think I'm going to feel like a bad mother.

Why not just go the whole way on being a non tiger mother like me -am watching celebrity big brother and finishing off Xmas chocolate

Hmm I think it is the other way around sailorsgal. These people are crazy and there is bound to be a serious backlash

I'm watching from the inadequate parents' corner - with a left over tub of Ben & Jerry's as a substitue for Christmas choc, which I've already scoffed. Happy days.

I thought about watching it but thought it would just make me feel tired

DS 5 has maths, reading, spelling and has to learn a poem for homework and I think its too much.

Good BigFatSpider, you can be my friend, not that a tiger mom would have time for socialising imbetween teaching their 3 year old Plato and quantum theory

they scare me, my children are going to be failures. In their eyes

How many times a year did they say for the play dates?

Jeez, it's all a bit much isn't it!

Am watching, I love programmes about other people's parenting..

I don't know about ds but dh could do with a schedule like that.

Oh my word.

Funny how the dental receptionist is so pushy? Wonder how she'd feel if her ds wants to work in customer service?

Poor little thing

Excellent, Pocksrule. Here, have a spoon and dig in :)

I feel so sad for these children - I did a lot of music as a child (multiple instruments to Grade 8 by pre/early teens) but I was never forced or expected to maintain such a heavy academic schedule alongside the music like these children are.

I think we'll stick to Biff and Kipper with DS, and bashing out sad and happy music on the piano!

it worries me as to how they would react if one of their children was discovered to have a learning delay/disorder which meant that they would never "succeed"?

Sitting here exhausted, wondering where the hell I went right. I am simply a different species from these Tiger mothers. Like, a wretched failure. Instead of revising DD has gone off partying (sucks to trying to encourage self discipline, failed there didn't I?) DD 2 has just lost her job days before getting the keys to a rented flat. She didn't get Honours in her degree because she didn't turn up for the exams. Encouraged all three children in music but none of them would practice despite me supporting them. Have encouraged and supported all the way along and now just feel depressed when the children of friends go off to Oxbridge, play rugby for Wales, do charity work (DD2 would flog me on ebay to get money for clothes), stick at any job they can get to support themselves. I am a decent, hard working mother who enjoys a good laugh, has her own interests etc. How did I produce children who I have failed to convince that if they want anything in life they will have to work for it and who would rather watch rubbish like The OC or 90210 than participate in any form of exercise or hobby of any kind? Sorry, vent and rant over. Have to stop watching this programme - these mothers cause me to feel utterly, utterly useless.

Thompson it is the difference between supporting and forcing, the difference between learning from your mistakes and growing to being paralysed with fear of making mistakes. Life has many paths and honours degrees account for only one. Have faith your kids will come out good with such a loving mum as you

You and me both Thompson...
DS has uni exams next week in maths. He is currently in his room on xbox after getting out of bed at 1pm!

He is 19. Its too late..I have failed to -brainwash- tigerize him...

Am sure your children smile though TT. They'll do ok.

DS2 is 11 and still up watching this. He should be in bed but am hoping he'll realise how easy he has it!

god have watched for 20mins and I am exhausted already
those kids are knackered

Her husband needs to grow a pair.

How old is that kid?

He is 6.

It's interesting how it's the women who are the driving forces. The men seem to just do as they're told, much like the children.

It was sad how that boy said the best part of the day was going to bed.

This just isn't healthy, is it :(