The anticipated sixth season of Let's Go! is finally out! If that title is unfamiliar, you may know its previous one: Where Are We Going, Dad?
While it's quite normal for viewers to fawn over the endearing relationships between the dads and their kids, one such exception is actor Yang Shuo, who joins the show with his son and daughter. Yang Shuo has seen a wave of backlash due to what netizens are calling a "dictatorial" style of parenting toward his son.
While chiding his son Yang Yuchen for being slow, Yang Shuo can be heard raising his voice and barking orders like, "Faster," "Fix your clothes, "Walk properly." At one point, Yang Shuo wasn't satisfied with his son's walking so he asked him to run back up an uphill pavement then walk down again with proper posture. However, as strict as he is, Let's Go also shows Yang Shuo's caring side as he gently guides his son up a set of stairs.
Yang Shuo - and his wife - was flooded with messages and criticques on Weibo, so he recently responded with a comment urging them to stop bothering her.
He also thanked everyone for their constructive criticism and said that he will accept it with an open mind. However, he requested that they comment directly on his Weibo page instead. His wife works hard, he says, and it would be better not to bombard her with such comments. Yang Shuo goes on to apologize to his wife, their kids, and their parents, joking in the end that the washboard is coming through the mail, his wife can help his son decide how long to make him (Yang Shuo) kneel as punishment.
The term “tiger mother” first came to prominence in 2011 when Amy Chua, a Chinese-American mother and Yale University law professor, wrote the book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, a story that touches on the typically strict upbringing methods of Chinese mothers.
书中，蔡美儿描绘了自己对于两个女儿的教育方式。
比如说，不能有一门课的成绩低于A，不允许看电视或者玩电脑……
而这样的“育儿法”，在美国也引发了一阵热议。
In the book, Chua described how she educated her two daughters, demanding that they become the top students in school for every subject except gym and drama. She also wrote about how her daughters were never allowed to score grades less than an A, and were banned from watching television or playing computer games. The book triggered heated debates in China and the United States, with Western audiences perceiving that Chua was advocating the Chinese methodology as the superior style of parenting.
