How does Ly Quang Dieu teach children?

It can be said that Mr. Lee Kuan Yew succeeded in both career and family. Not only has the talent to rule the country, but the former Prime Minister of Singapore also deserves to be learned by the people.

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Mr. Ly Quang Dieu's way of teaching children

Mr. Ly Quang Dieu, Ms. Kha Ngoc Chi and three children - (Photo: Singaporepolitics)

Mr. Lee Kuan Yew and his wife Kha Ngoc Chi gave birth to two sons and one daughter. All three of his children are very talented and successful.

The eldest son, Ly Hien Long's son, 63, was so famous, he used to hold trade ministers, finance ministers and deputy prime ministers before becoming Singapore's prime minister since 2004.

Ly Quang Dieu's second son, Ly Hien Duong, 58, once served as chairman and general manager of media giant Sing Tel before becoming chairman of the Singapore Civil Aviation Administration (CAAS).

Her daughter Ly Vy Linh, 60, does not follow the path of politics or business as her brother, but a famous scientist. She is currently the director of Singapore Neuroscience Institute.

The father is strict

The first lesson Mr. Ly Quang Dieu passed on to his three children was the pride of origin . Mr. Lee Kuan Yew had a half-Western half name Henry Li Kuan Yew, derived from the fact that Singapore was a British colony.

' I always feel uncomfortable when people call me Henry Ly' - Mr. Ly Quang Dieu said. So he did not give his children English names to decide to abandon the colonial past. And Mr. Li Hsien Long and Li Hsien Yang also did not give their children a western name.

In his memoirs, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew told his father that he was an extremely strict and fastidious person, sometimes using a whip to teach his children.

When Mr. Lee Kuan Yew was four years old, he broke a father's precious vessel. Angry, his father dragged him out, pulling the boy's ear in front of a well.'That's my first memory. Somehow my ears are so strong, it doesn't break off and I fall into the well? ' - Mr. Ly Quang Dieu said.

The father's whip has a great influence on Lee Kuan Yew. From his own experience, he advocated not using whips to teach children . When the three children did not listen, Mr. Li Kuan Yew used only one method to scold him. But he is also an extremely strict father.

In her memoirs, Ms. Ouyang Huan Yan, the domestic servant of Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, said that since his young age, his three children all listened to their parents, obedient, modest, not arrogant like children of other noble families.

Mr. Ly Quang Dieu, lady Kha Ngoc Chi and son Ly Hien Long - (Photos: Tributes)

When children make mistakes or stubbornly, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew calls me to a private room to 'discipline'. No one dared to intervene, including Lady Kha Ngoc Chi. And all three children did not dare to argue.

Ms. Huan Yan remembered once that Li Hsien Loong only scored enough to rank third in the class. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew was dissatisfied and called his son into the room, charging for a match. At that time, the boy was terrified.

Mr. Li Guang Dieu banned maids from taking his children to school. When in the third grade, the boy Ly Hien Long had to go to school by bus instead of having a driver take him to school.

Mr. Lee Kuan Yew asked his eldest son to stand first in class and then Li Hsien Loong achieved this result. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew was also strict and demanded similarly with his daughter Ly Vy Linh.

Respect for independence

Mr. Ly Quang Dieu's family - (Photo: Singaporepolitics)

Ms. Huan Yan said that when she worked for Mr. Ly Quang Dieu's family, she and other maids never had to call him and his wife Kha Ngoc Chi 'boss, mistress' , but simply called ' Mr. Ly and Ms. Ly '.

Even when Mr. Lee Kuan Yew took over as prime minister, this did not change. The maids also called Mr. Li's three children by their own names, not as the "master and mistress " as in the noble families in Singapore.

Therefore, all three of Mr. Ly Quang Dieu's children are very friendly and close to the domestic helpers, not showing the arrogant and overbearing channels.

Mr. Ly Quang Dieu and his wife asked all three children to live independently, not relying on their parents . When the three grew up, Kha Ngoc Chi wanted them to earn money to buy things for themselves, not parents.

" The most important thing my father taught me is never to step back or surrender despite how difficult the situation is, " said Lee Hsien Loong.

Last year, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said his father 'was always there to support his children'. ' Even when I grew up, my father always taught me valuable lessons. The most important thing he taught me was never to step back or surrender no matter how difficult the situation was. He told me that if you think hard, you will find a way to handle all problems. And never forget your origin ' - Mr. Ly Hien Long said.

Singapore's prime minister said his father allowed his children to choose their own path instead of intervening . Ms. Li Wei Ling also told Mr. Lee Kuan Yew that he always respected his children 's personal decisions, even though he might disagree with those decisions.

When Li Wei Ling was older and still refused to marry, Mr. Li Kuan Yew told his daughter that he understood and respected him and only gave a warning : 'I'll be lonely'.

With what his three children have done, Ly Quang Dieu absolutely has the right to be proud.