"Wolf dad" says hitting his kids got them into top college

BEIJING - The list of rules in Xiao Baiyou's house is endless: No Coca Cola while surfing the Internet, no air conditioner even in the summer, no pocket money, and definitely no socializing or extra curricular activities.
His four children are not even allowed to open his refrigerator without getting permission.

The punishment for rule-breaking is more often than not a whack with a rattan cane.
"A father is like a general, and there are rules to abide by and punishment to shoulder if they are broken," said the 47-year-old.
"Nowadays Chinese parents are too soft; they have abandoned the traditional Chinese way of good parenting."
Xiao, who was nicknamed "Wolf Dad" in a recently published memoir, even credits his stern parenting style for the fact that three of his offspring now attend Peking University, one of China's most prestigious educational institutions.
According to Xiao's philosophy, children under 18 are like animals and cannot distinguish right from wrong.
"Only through brutal means can they be taught," he said when China Daily caught up with him at one of his Beijing homes this week.
He said his eldest son, Xiao Yao, 21, received most of the canings that were dished out - and each time his three sisters were told to stand and watch.
"The eldest should take the lead," he added in his usual booming voice.