Amy Chua, in her provocative piece in Saturday�s WSJ, described her own particularly strict, results-oriented �Chinese� parenting style: no playdates, no TV, no computer games, hours of music practice.
As parents of two young boys, my husband and I are trying out a drastically different style: Laissez-faire, the way my parents did it.
My parents,�professionals who both�worked full-time,�were very low pressure.�There were few mandates to�do�homework,��get As, or practice our instruments for my brother, sister and me. Unlike the Chua kids, we were in school plays, were allowed to watch TV until we �were blue in the face,� my mom jokes, and we�attended plenty of�sleepovers and playdates. Our kitchen was so stocked with junk food (and our TV had so many cable channels) that some of our friends preferred to hang out in our basement as we were considered a �fun house.�
via blogs.wsj.com