I don't thinkg pushing kids hard will necessarily alienate child. However, being ignorance and arrogance at the same time, will. "我也从不给女儿买故事书,比赛的故事是我为她专门写的,我给孩子买的书主要是优秀作文选,动脑筋速算等方面的书。" And she wants her daughter to be good in art world! How far can her daughter go without exposing the real literature? Once the daughter exposes to those, you think the daughter would still treat her as a friend?