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How to Raise Successful Children

Quan has six children — four sons and two daughters. All six of her children have doctoral degrees from either Harvard or Yale, and each of them holds a position of great responsibility. She has been named “The First Mother In Korea,” and she has astonished the world by raising such successful children. Quan Hui-Xing was ...

Raven Montmorency

A couple with their young children.

Here’s Why It Is Important to Acknowledge Adolescents’ Perspectives

Across very different cultures — Ghana and the United States — when parents acknowledge adolescents’ perspectives and encourage them to express themselves, the youths have a stronger sense of self-worth, intrinsic motivation, and engagement, and also have less depression. Yet having the latitude to make decisions appears to function differently in the two cultures, with ...

Troy Oakes

12 Signs of Bad Parenting

Chinese Facebook users have recently been spreading a comic video about “12 signs of bad parenting.” The video is considered provocative and touches on sensitive points for many parents. Parents try to show love for their children by giving them too much freedom, unknowingly spoiling their kids, and harming their healthy growth. On the other ...

Hermann Rohr

A parent scolding a child.