My best friend from college and I both have kids now and we're realizing we have completely different approaches — she's doing the full tiger parent thing with tutoring and pressure, and I'm trying to be more relaxed, but our kids are starting to compare and it's getting weird between us.
More people experience this than they realize.
Friendship faces strain when different approaches to childhood pressure create comparison, judgment, and unspoken tension between families.
“Where Are You with Tiger parenting — East Asian model examined?”
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