Bach Nham Tung – the famous host of China Central Television is known as the “national male god” due to his remarkable appearance and talent.
In life, he was also praised for the way he raised his children. His son, Bach Thanh Duong, not only has excellent academic records, is a famous study abroad leader in England, but is also captain of the school football team.
Bach Nham Tung’s parenting style is very different. Before his son took the high school entrance exam, he said: “I’m afraid my son wants to finish first in the exam or pass the best high school in Beijing.” Bach Nham Tung even threatened “from the face” if his son delivered top performances.
By the time the exam results came out, his son scored well but wasn’t the best, so both father and son relaxed.
Bach Nham Tung’s parenting style is very different.
Why does Bach Nham Tung not want his son to take charge?
Bach Nham Tung explained this: Life is like a marathon, you just have to run at your best, you don’t have to compete with others to get to the first line. The winners are the most vulnerable, as they accidentally separate themselves from the crowd. They will feel very sad. The first person to reach the finish line is not necessarily the winner.
The way of saying “out of your face” is an “exaggerated” way for the male MC to emphasize this idea of his.
It can be seen that compared to numbers, Bach Nham Tung is more concerned with whether his children are happy or not. Leading position is not the only criterion for assessing whether a child has a chance, because nurturing a child’s imagination, creativity and thinking ability is also very important. He didn’t want his son to be trapped by achievements and grades. The only request from the male MC to his son is to hope that he reads a lot of books, especially books on history.
Compared to numbers, Bach Nham Tung is more concerned about whether his children are happy or not. According to him, nurturing children’s imagination, creativity and thinking ability is also very important.
To protect his son’s privacy, the male MC rarely mentions his son in public. Nor is he like other celebrity parents who enroll their children in tutoring classes at an early age, or hone their piano, painting, violin, and other gifted lessons. Bach Nham Tung said he never forced his son to do things he didn’t like. His son is also not oriented to become a presenter like his father but can freely pursue his dream.
When his son was in high school, Bach Nham Tung objected to his son’s involvement in school during the holidays. Instead, he often finds opportunities to take his kids out to play.
This made his wife a little concerned, but Bach Nham Tung’s point was that instead of following the child and forcing him to study, parents should let the child learn when he really wants to.
“Parents are not the ones who decide about their children’s lives, but should give their children autonomy over the future. Instead of interfering too much, they should release their children’s hands properly, let them choose what they want to do. What parents need to do is make their children understand that the effort and hard work that children are doing now is for themselves, not their parents,” said Bach Nham Tung.
Source: CafeF