Bill Gates used a 'calm' and 'always predictable' parenting philosophy, inspired directly by his father, while raising his three children, he says.
His father, William Gates Sr., "very much believed in" a parenting philosophywhich involves setting clear boundaries for children and calmly enforcing them with empathy, Gates tells CNBC Make It.
His parents worried about his early struggles in school, where he was often distracted and uninterested in taking assignments seriously, he added. Gates caused them "so much turmoil" that they took him to a therapist, he wrote.Gates Sr. used calm to de-escalate conflict The only notable exception: Once, Gates was such a "smart aleck" at a childhood dinner that his dad threw a glass of water in his face, an "extreme" reaction so out of character that it gave the younger Gates a "shock," he wrote.
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