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Should parents push their child to excel?

( bbs.chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-10-08 08:22

thecauzz (Canada)

Most parents want what is best for their child, but maybe sometimes the parent does not know what is best.

It would be wonderful if my children excelled in their studies, but I would rather encourage them to enjoy them. My daughter is in her second year of primary school and my son has just started prep so we have a lot of schooling years left to go. I hope their thirst for knowledge and eagerness to learn continues throughout. That is what I will be encouraging.

Should parents push their child to excel?

Parents wait outside a classroom of a Children's Palace in Shanghai, while their children are having an extracurricular class. These parents are called peidu dajun, or Accompany-for-Study Army.(Photo: Shanghai Daily/Wang Rongjiang)

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