[tupolef]

Too much of anything is poison, and a harsh upbringing is certainly counterproductive, but so is the opposite. Limiting yourself to doing only what you love goes against yours and you children self-realization and leaves the door open to marketing and fads.

I find that people who do this to their children regret it later, life is short and the time we have to help our children forge a good foundation is even shorter.

You can very well give them a balance between a carefree, happy childhood full of love, while at the same time forcing them to discover lots of things they don't like at first sight.

It's better to fail at raising children by trying to pass something on to them than to let others do it all for you.

[vouaobrasil]

Yes, and all I advocate is giving children the opportunity to learn lots of things, but not necessarily choosing one very specific one like "math" and making them learn it.

I don't disagree with a little pushing, but some children will just never be good at math....

[mirror_neuron]

My mother forced me to practice classical string instruments from a very young age, and as a child, I fought her viciously over it.

Because she pushed through my complaints and bore my abuse, I now have deeply embedded musical skills that have changed the trajectory of my life experience for the better.

As an adult, I try to thank her for this whenever I can. I don’t know if I’ll be strong enough to give my own future children this gift.