Solomon Le Masurier was adopted by Australian Christian missionaries living in Bhutan in the 1980s. In this podcast Solomon shares his adoption story starting with his fostering after his mother's death when he was two days old. Issues such as cultural and physical difference, adoption counselling and relationships with a biological family are just some of the stories that Solomon generously shares. Podcast available for download. Read full article
Book: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua. The controversial yet compelling parenting biography by Chinese-American author who writes about her journey as a parent determined to use what she calls "Chinese parenting" to raise successful children. But the journey does not end in the way she expects. Read full article
“Expectations coupled with love was the greatest gift anyone could give me…” said Amy Chua, on a PBS interview about her controversial parenting memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Nothing much to disagree with there … until you read about the author’s expectations and methods used to ensure her daughters met them. “I don’t think Chinese mothers are superior …” says Ms Chua in the same interview. Well, that’s good, unless you read a headline in the Wall Street Journal: “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior”. Read full article
Tuesday 11 January 2011 - Links to Latest Parenting and Education news: Chinese Parenting ~ Princess Culture ~ Babies' Perception ~ Breastfeeding Boys ~ Mood & Intuition ~ Adoption & Attachment ~ Abortions Read full article
Monday 10 January 2011 - Links to Latest Parenting and Education news:
Environmental Education ~ Teachers Allowed to Touch Children ~ School & University Entrance Stress ~ Shanghai Schools ~ Danger to Child on Shoulders ~ Short Term Teacher Contracts ~ Sexualisation of Children ~ Facebook Breastfeeding Page Read full article
