Son Woong-jeong “Son Heung-min gives me pocket money? Children’s money is children’s money… “Why do you put a spoon on it?”

SON Soccer Academy coach Woong-jung Son, father of South Korea national soccer team captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), revealed his firm parenting philosophy.

Director Son said in an interview with CBS Radio’s ‘Kim Hyun-jung’s News Show’ on the 26th, “Personally, I think that small parents are parents who take care of their children. For me, big parents raise their children to be big, and small parents raise big children. “They say that you can only raise your future child small,” he said.

He emphasized, “If parents think of their children as possessions rather than their children’s talents and individuality, and ignore their children’s happiness, when their children reach their 30s and 40s and experience boredom and burnout, can parents live their lives on their behalf?” did.

At the same time, “The most important thing for older parents is to ask themselves questions such as ‘What is the child’s talent and personality?’ and to continuously find the child’s talent and personality as quickly as possible. “I think it is the role of parents to bring that to the starting line of life,” he added.

Director Son cited the example of his son Son Heung-min and said, “He said he would play soccer. So, do you really want to do it? It’s difficult. This is hard. So he asked me three times and he said he would. “So I said, ‘Yes, it’s your life,’ and gave permission.”

When asked by the host, “Doesn’t your son (Son Heung-min) give you pocket money?” he responded, “No, I should have earned it.” “The child’s money is the child’s money, my money is my money, my spouse’s money is my spouse’s money, my child’s success is my child’s success, my spouse’s success is my spouse’s success, my success is my success alone, so why do you put a spoon on it?”

He continued, “You shouldn’t put a spoon on it. I think that problems arise because parents who are overbearing try to pass the spoonful on when their children are doing well. I have to take initiative in living my life. “Why do I have to live my precious life like that, paying attention to my children?” he asked.

When asked, ‘Do you still think Son Heung-min is not world class?’, he responded, “No change. The now deceased Johan Cruyff of the Netherlands said this. ‘I’ve met the best players in the world, but they’re not just good at kicking the ball. “World class in personality as well,” he said. “You have to be good at kicking the ball, but I think a world class personality is really world class. “I think (Son Heung-min) needs to develop further,” he said.

When the host asked again, “How much more do we need to make it world class?” he answered, “As always, I expect to grow by 10% compared to now.”

Song Chi-hoon, Donga.com reporter [email protected]