Parenting also raised the men's self-esteem: "Almost all of the fathers' valued themselves more 'now that they were parents."

抚养孩子也增加了男人的自尊：“自从当上父亲后，他们对自己的评价更高。”

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If our parenting was primarily negative, we will tend to be self critical much of the time.

假如我们的父母是消极负面的，那么我们也就会在大部分时间里自责。

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Undoubtedly, many readers will find Chua’s approach to self-esteem-building and parenting a bit unorthodox, to say the least.

毫无疑问，很多读者至少会认为蔡教授帮助孩子建立自尊的方式有点不太正统。

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"A lot of people are scared to be themselves, " says Michelson, who references books like Self-Parenting and A Course in Miracles.

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