PARENTAL ASPIRATIONS – Page 3 – Sherry Yuan Hunter

Untigering by Iris Chen

Untigering is an outstanding intersection of Peaceful Parenting and a deconstruction of systemic trauma in our society.

Irresponsible “Chi-Knees” Joke is Racist

How disappointing that in this day and age a movie-maker would think it appropriate to release a movie with a racist taunt.

Beliefs (Not Facts) Inform Behaviour

We are so busy that it is impossible for us to deeply investigate each headline. These headlines are designed to scream a soundbite at us to believe and repeat.

Overdoing Goal Setting

People always tell you to be specific about your goals. The more specific you are, the more likely you can achieve your goals. For the most part, that’s true isn’t it?

How Children Learn by John Holt

This is a book that I wish all parents could read before they start getting uptight about their children’s education. The premise is that if you let kids be curious, they will be motivated to learn.

A Chin-dian Parent in Singapore

Joline Lim comes from both a Chinese and Indian background (Chin-dian!). Living in Singapore, which is a very competitive environment with a huge focus on academic achievement, Joline is an advocates for Gentle Parenting.

Untigering Parent

As a Chinese-American and daughter of a pastor, Iris Chen played by the rules and succeeded, but felt that those (impressive) achievements didn’t quite have meaning in her life. She is now on a journey of Untigering.

Channeling John Krasinski

Today, I channel John Krasinski: I will do my very best no matter what my job, I will find the fun and be kind to everyone, I will do my job no matter big or small.

A Parent’s Job is to Be a Better Adult!

We must be our best selves as we help them develop their own navigation system for the world: they need a sense of right and wrong, judgment to know the difference, wisdom to make good decisions, and strength to stick to the right choices.

A Tiger Mom Roaring

My Tiger Mom approach involved a lot of criticism about what they weren’t doing and should be doing. It involved strict rules and little room for enjoying each other.