I've been giving this some thought as I'm due to be a dad in 6 months.

As much as I would like to be my kid's best friend, I doubt sending him to his room would be an effective solution every time he does something wrong. My dad was the typical Asian parent, and I don't think I turned out too bad. Asian kids tend to have more respect for their parents and authority as compared to Caucasian kids, which isn't a bad thing.