Father Forces Son To Beg At Railway Because He Didn’t Finish His Homework

When I could not memorise my multiplication tables, when I was six, I was caned by my parents.

Growing up, I’ve also heard of some pretty wacky ways in which Asian parents have punished their kids and expected high academic performance.

However, nothing I’ve seen or heard compares to this cruel act.

Visceral And Humiliating Lesson.

In Shanghai, a dad took it to the next level.

His son had not been finishing his homework dutifully, and of course, like what any reasonable parent would do, he left him to beg at a railway station as punishment.

Dude what the hell…

I would assume that beyond the inhumane aspect of this punishment, it was probably to teach the boy how difficult it is to earn money in the adult world, so he should study hard.

However, the boy was ten and left there by his father at 4AM in the morning before he went for work. The boy was also freezing as he only had a single jacket to keep warm.

At 4.45am, the boy was alerted to the police and kept in custody until his mother picked him up.

This punishment did nothing to help the boy, except risk some form of a psychological scar where he may grow up traumatised about the fearful event.

Excessive Punishments

Many Asian parents hold very tightly to their breast the ideals of what success looks like: good grades, good job etc. This is what their parents told them, this is what they experienced or missed out on, and this is what they imagine for their children.

And when their children do not fit this mould of success (albeit well-meaning), some of these ‘Tiger’ parents tend to fly into a rage and be excessive in their punishments to discipline the child.

There is a thin line between disciplining your child and physically abusing them (some even argue that the line does not exist).

Any act that causes injury to a child, like deliberately causing bruises, cuts and beating are constituted as physical abuse.

It is also likely to be physical abuse when corporal punishment is meted out not to teach a lesson, but to instill fear in the child or to vent frustration.

Tiger moms and dads, take a chill pill.