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[Randy W]

in the SCMP, and on Facebook

 

 

The anti-Tiger mum: watch Chinese mother’s ingenious technique to appease upset child as she tells him to ‘cry it out’

Mystery woman praised online for her clever parenting approach

 

A Chinese mother has become an online sensation after she was filmed taking an ingenious approach to appease her upset child, telling him to “cry it out”.

The mystery woman, who is only heard but not seen in the viral clip, has been praised for her actions, which go counter to the demanding child-rearing methods of so-called Tiger mums – an Asian parenting stereotype.

In the 30-second video, she is heard telling the toddler to continue crying after he becomes hysterical while preparing to clean his teeth.

Speaking in Cantonese, she says; “Just cry, just cry. You’re going to feel better when you cry it out”, before asking; “Are you feeling better now?”

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It had attracted more than 6,000 comments from Facebook users by Friday, many of whom seemed impressed with the mother’s parenting skills.

Carmi Li said: “Haha! A new method for teaching kids not to cry.”

Meanwhile, Jonathan Lam hailed her technique as “incredible”, and Rainbow Lo Hiu Tan called her “wise”.