From Lillian Reuman

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/print/292806.htm


The article discusses a concept of "macchiato mothers" -- essentially these mothers are stereotypical well-off, controlling mothers of young children. The main issue is that they have developed BUSINESS CARDS to share with parents of their childs friends so that they can better schedule play dates, etc. Anyway, I thought the gist of the article tied in well with the notion of "intervening parents" and over-involvement as emphasized by the New York Times article that you assigned us for class.