1. Yes but it is usually in the child's best interest. Parents want only the best for their kids and in doing so they can sometimes go overboard. They may push their child too hard or too fast but it is usually done with good intentions.
2. Parents and their children may disagree about a tone of things, such as: hobbies, friends, education, and future goals. All of these are conflicts a parent and their child may disagree on.
3. I feel that in most situations thinking in that manner is counterproductive. There is a lot more to life in general than thinking and doing something. More often than not, people fail in the pursuit of their dream job or life. That is because one can have determination and motivation and still fail because of problems out of their control, which is why it is praised when one sets out and achieve their dream.
4. I do believe that some conflicts can have no winners. The majority of the time it is about settling, which while is great, it hinders progress. For example, teachers who go on strike because of low salaries, can not teach students hungering for knowledge. So by the end of the fiasco, either the teachers accept the dismal pay or the kids pay with their education.
5. My parents have the same mindset of the Chinese parents mentioned in the excerpt, but they deliver it in a different way. They are a lot less controlling then them and they take into account how I feel. Sometimes I feel that my dad can be a little hard on me about school but I now know that it could be a lot worse. It is all well meant but it just seems misconstrued by the parents from the excerpt.
