TIE HoyMy child won’t listen to me — let a senior student talk about this topic
You use your own school experience to explain course selection and homework — but your child faces a different set of rules. Same topic, different standards.
Why might a different person be more effective?
It is not that you are wrong — it is that your identity makes the child tune out.
The same message from a senior student and from a parent has completely different effect. The senior is going through the same system, using language the child accepts.
Your view may be correct, but you explain using your own school experience — the child faces a different set of rules.
How does this work?
Choose a specific topic first. No topic = no booking.
1 topic + no more than 3 sub-topics = 30 minutes focused.
Tiger can chat with the child alone or with all three parties.
Go back to the scene selector, pick a topic, then book. Unfocused chat has no value for either side and hurts future engagement.
What to do
Choose a topic before booking. No topic = no session.
Bring
- Selected topic
- ≤3 sub-topics
- Child willing to participate
Steps
- Go to scene selector. Pick a specific topic.
- Decide 1-3 sub-topics.
- WhatsApp to book: topic, child’s year, preferred time.
- Alone or three-way — you and child decide.
Basis
Tiger’s advantage is position: going through the same system, speaking the child’s language. The parent’s view may be correct but the identity and reference frame don’t match.
More questions
What if my child refuses?
Let them browse Tiger’s profile and articles first.
If the child decides no — respect that. Forced participation has no value.