Are you a Tiger Mom or a pussycat? Choose the answer that best characterizes your parenting style?

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Roar, I am a tiger through and through. In our house, schoolwork and piano or violin practise come first. Everything else is banned, and that means TV, school plays, video games, most sports, sleepovers, playdates, etc.

Growl. I am a little tigerish, but we loosen up on weekends. We insist on homework and some music practice but the kids can have playdates and extra curricular activities in moderation and on weekends.

I have occasional claws. I insist that homework gets done, but after that it is anything goes. I want my kids to try everything and anything, have playdates and experience life.

I am a declawed pussy. I let my kids do whatever they like whenever they like. As long as I have my Gin and Tonic or glass of wine at Mom O'Clock, we're all happy.

Who knows? Sometimes I am tough, other times I am a pushover. It depends on the mood, their behavior and my emotions.

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-	49%	I have occasional claws. I insist that homework gets done, but after that it is anything goes. I want my kids to try everything and anything, have playdates and experience life.
-	33%	Growl. I am a little tigerish, but we loosen up on weekends. We insist on homework and some music practice but the kids can have playdates and extra curricular activities in moderation and on weekends.
-	10%	Who knows? Sometimes I am tough, other times I am a pushover. It depends on the mood, their behavior and my emotions.
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-	3%	Roar, I am a tiger through and through. In our house, schoolwork and piano or violin practise come first. Everything else is banned, and that means TV, school plays, video games, most sports, sleepovers, playdates, etc.
-	3%	I am a declawed pussy. I let my kids do whatever they like whenever they like. As long as I have my Gin and Tonic or glass of wine at Mom O'Clock, we're all happy.

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	Everyone (67)
	49%	I have occasional claws. I insist that homework gets done, but after that it is anything goes. I want my kids to try everything and anything, have playdates and experience life.
	33%	Growl. I am a little tigerish, but we loosen up on weekends. We insist on homework and some music practice but the kids can have playdates and extra curricular activities in moderation and on weekends.
	10%	Who knows? Sometimes I am tough, other times I am a pushover. It depends on the mood, their behavior and my emotions.
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	3%	I am a declawed pussy. I let my kids do whatever they like whenever they like. As long as I have my Gin and Tonic or glass of wine at Mom O'Clock, we're all happy.
	3%	Roar, I am a tiger through and through. In our house, schoolwork and piano or violin practise come first. Everything else is banned, and that means TV, school plays, video games, most sports, sleepovers, playdates, etc.

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Julie - you are psychic...SkinnyScoop is about to come out with a Facebook quiz called "Are you a Tiger Mom or a Pussycat Parent." It will allow you to answer a bunch of parenting questions & then see where you fall on the spectrum as compared to other women or your friends. We hope to have it out early next week. So I am going to give myself a similar rank as to where I came out on the app when I tested it - a group call Domestic Cat Diva that fits the "occassional claws" description very well.

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Growl. I a...

Bipolar, really. A bit homework-neurotic during the week, and laid-back on the weekends.

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thank goodness I am done with all that, but I hope my Girls are Occasional Claws with my perfect grandkids.

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