A Chinese dad on a visit to New York
made his 4-year-old son run and do push-ups in the snow to develop a “masculine
temperament” while the boy was dressed only in gym shoes and a pair of yellow
underpants.
The dad, He Liesheng, insisted he was
simply trying to get his son to develop a “masculine temperment.”
He claims his brand of tough love has
helped his son, Ho Yide, overcome developmental difficulties after he was
born with water on the brain.
But reaction to He’s video, which went
viral on the web after the dopey dad shared it with friends, has been harsh in
his native China.
And it has ignited a fresh debate over
China’s tough parenting style, which is described in the controversial Amy Chua
book, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.”
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