Singer Thuy Tien: "I teach my daughter to be independent early"

- While singing and doing business, how do you take care of your daughter, Gao?

- I limit my performances and cancel many shows at bars - places that no longer fit the image I am building. I am the owner of the company so I can take the initiative with my time, I don't need to be at the office eight hours a day. Every project has staff below to run the work, I just supervise and operate smoothly.No matter how busy Vinh and I are, we still have to set aside one day a week to take baby Gao out.

-With both parents being famous, your daughter is often in the spotlight. How do you feel about this?

-I understand that praise or criticism can easily affect a child's personality. I have experienced a lot of gossip, so I need to protect my child, so that he can develop normally like other children. Therefore, I have never let my child's image appear in the media or intentionally create an impression of fame for him. I have witnessed many cases of children who became famous early, and treated people around them very strangely. They considered themselves kings and queens and ordered others to serve them. Some even used harsh words with people in their team. If baby Gao were like the above cases, I would be very sad because I had raised him carefully.

- How do you handle it when Gao cries and disobeys?

-I realized that if I used a whip, my daughter would become more stubborn. I combined both hard and soft methods. When she was disobedient, I would look serious and tell Gao to stand in a corner of the house and reflect on her mistakes. When she was fussy and crying, I would go away and do something else, not comfort her. When she knew that she was crying, she would not be loved by her mother, so she would stop and run to me to make peace. Meanwhile, Cong Vinh was very indulgent with his child, often comforting her when she was stubborn. Therefore, my method was not always successful. Raising a young child is an extremely difficult job, requiring patience from both parents. Both my paternal and maternal families let Vinh and I raise our children ourselves without interfering too much. They agreed on this from the beginning so that my child-raising process would be smooth.

-Having a rough childhood and living in an unhappy family, how did these things affect you when raising your children?

- When Baby Gao was born, I trained him to sleep in a crib in his own room. When he was a little older, I let him sleep in a bed and constantly changed the nanny so he wouldn't have to depend on anyone. I like independent children because when they grow up, they will be strong and not easily bullied. Perhaps partly because my father died early, I understand the pain of not having a support system. I always prepare my children to face all the difficulties that may happen in life.

-Is Gao's personality like her sister or Cong Vinh?

-My child has a strong, independent personality. He only does what he wants to do and plays with friends he likes. We have a maid at home, but he takes care of his personal matters himself. Perhaps his personality is more like mine than his father's.

Gao is a smart and mature child. At six months old, he could see the emotions on his parents' faces when they wanted to do something. When he started to be aware, I let him freely argue against things he thought his parents were wrong, then slowly explained and talked to him.

-Many stars teach their children fashion style from a young age, what about you?

-I also want to teach my child fashion sense from a young age, but Gao has not paid much attention to this issue. Anyway, I believe that children should have a normal childhood and focus on studying. A child of eating and growing age should be carefree with the outside world until he is truly aware of everything around him, rather than having to think about how he dresses so that people can see how ugly or beautiful he is. At the age of five or six, I focused on the way Gao spoke politely, knew how to respect elders, greeted adults before they saw him, and knew how to share love with those around him.

Thuy Tien: "My husband has no flaws"

- When do you and your husband plan to have more children?

-Vinh and I once discussed having another child to make the family happier. But having children is fate, not something we can wish for. When we have more free time at work, we will think about it. I want to have another boy to have both boys and girls.