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Q: Do you think the next generation of Chinese parents will pressure their children in the same way?
I was wondering if people in their twenties now, who are under an insane amount of pressure to study then get married to the right person, have children, buy a house etc will give the same pressure to their own children or will they have a different attitude to the previous generation?
Yes, I think the pressure will only increase unless major change is done to the social security in China. I am aware that e.g. Rudolph Steiner etc kindergartens are shooting up here and there, but they are for the few, the ugly, undereducated stupid middle class will only know pressure as a way of getting a retirement plan.
The pressure is not because "I want the best for my child" it's because "I want the best for myself"
coineineagh:
Yes. Subsidised education, health care and pension plans are a good step towards building some morals in the population. Right now, the gov't just orders family by law to pay for these things, but offers no framework to make it fair or affordable.
They probably will, even if they hated it when they were kids. The respect your parents no matter what thing is still a big thing in China.
Of course, with more wealth, that seems to disappear a bit.
Let's hope they don't. They probably will, but it doesn't hurt to hope. I foresee many new arguments when my kids grow up.
