Analysis Of Amy Chua's Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Mom

During Chua’s article, she discusses how her children Sophia and Louisa had to abide by many rules that “western parents,” would consider absurd. They were never allowed to “watch TV or play computer games,” “not play the piano or violin,” ”choose their extracurricular activities,” etc. Chua, along with many other Chinese mothers, believes that setting these strict rules would help her children to reach their full potential later on in life. In order for Sophia and Louisa to be able to do this, they would have to undergo multiple hours of studying and practicing the piano and violin, the instruments their mother chose for them to play. According to Chua, “The first hour is the easy part. It’s hours two and three that get tough”(Chua 261).

We’re all told to work hard in school so that we can get into the best colleges or universities and be successful. However, is going to an Ivy League college really more worthwhile than going to a State University?

Amy Chua takes a “Chinese” approach to child rearing. At the epicenter of this parenting model is the drive for success. She states: “What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you’re good at it” (Chua2011). This attitude is shown in her views of academic success. Chua states: “Chinese parents can order their kids to get straight As. Western parents can only ask their kids to try their best. Chinese parents can say, "You 're lazy. All your classmates are getting ahead of you" (Chua 2011). Hanna Rosin by contrast takes the “Western” approach on her views of academic success. In fact she makes the statement: “What privileged American children need is not more skills and rules and math drills. They need to lighten up and roam free, to express themselves in ways not dictated by their uptight, over-invested parents” (Rosin 2011). Hanna Rosin does not believe that success is not important in children’s lives; however, she does

While Amy Chua and her life as a Tiger Mom is a wonderful insight to Chinese mothers and parenting, it is not shocking that it garners controversy and negativity. Amy Chua makes the statement “Chinese parents assume strength in their child, not fragility,” which itself seems a powerful statement on how a parent sees the potential within. The feeling of being encouraging is completely lost when in full context, it is actually a statement to support insulting or shaming a young child. In Amy Chua’s article, “Tiger Mom” sounds like a parenting style to envy, a strong parent unrelenting to a child accepting defeat. While being a strong parent is agreeable, a parent should see the potential in a child, and encourage striving towards great accomplishments

However Western parents don't seem to worry about their reputation and how successful their kids turn out. On the other hand Chinese parents do worry about how their children turn out. Another point brought up by Chua is Chinese parents can do things Westerner parents can’t , such as say anything to their children. Chinese parents

“When it comes to parenting, the Chinese always seem to produce children of academic excellence, musical mastery, and professional decorum,” states Amy Chua in her article for the Wall Street Journal, “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior.” She’s right. Chinese Americans are overrepresented in many of the nations elite colleges such as Harvard, Yale, and Princeton and studies show that Chinese Americans outperform all other ethnicities when it comes to subjects such as math and science and tests such as the SAT. What is the reason for the Chinese raising such academically superior kids? It’s simply the fact that Chinese mothers are more

First, Chinese parents do not focus on children’s psyches the way that Western parents are expected to. She explains that self-esteem is deeply valued among Westerners, and that value can impede a parent’s willingness to use punishment or demoralizing words to inspire harder work out of the child. Second, Chinese parents believe that their children are beholden to them. Chua explains that Chinese mothers sacrifice so much for their children that the children owe them obedience and pride. Where Chinese mothers believe that their children owe them, Western parents believe the opposite: parents owe their children. Third, Chua describes that she can get away with such strict rules because ultimately, she knows what is best for her children.

In different stretches across world, kids are undoubtedly raised differently than they are in another. But, there are always deviations within a majority. For example, on occasion there is always one kid that is either pushed to be the best, or in other cases, not pushed to try at all. In “The Roar of the Tiger Mom”, Amy Chua dives deep into the discussion about how a child should be raised. She administers her own views and shares her experiences of guiding her children to success. Throughout the excerpt, she compares cultural contrast of Western and Chinese upbringings and justifies why some demand excellence.

In the article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” by Amy Chua. Mrs. Chua explained in her essay how Chinese mothers use tactics of utmost discipline to raise their children in a way that contrast Western parents’ beliefs. The main goal Amy Chua set herself, is to have the intended audience approval of her belief. Mostly American parents would read this article because it was published in the Wall Street Journal. The author sees herself as a so-called “Chinese Mother” (Chua, Par. 3).

Whether it be playing piano, passing a test, or becoming a better person, the child will learn that they are above what others may think of them. If a Chinese parent happens to become angry and called their child “trash”, the child will almost ignore the statement and will know that their parents still think highly of them. Chinese mothers criticize their children harshly, which is beyond what most Western mothers would ever do. Calling their kid a “fatty” and telling them that they need to lose weight rather than sugar-coating the criticism is along the lines of the type of parenting that Chua knows the Chinese use and

A parent’s goal is to give their children all the best in life, encouraging them to excel in everything they do, but what happens when that parent goes above and beyond, and not in a positive socially excepting way. The difference between Chinese mothers and Western civilization “moms” is pitch black night and day. All a Chinese mother has left to do to raise their children is a battery pack inserted in the child’s back, given the way some Asian people in today’s society are

The way of parenting has change over the years into something we still don’t know clearly today. There is no world breaking technique that would grantee a child’s success in life; so to some parenting is a controversial topic. When the book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom came out in 2011, an uproar from parents came to disagree or agree. Who is this suppose Tiger Mom? Her name is Amy Chua; a Chinese American mother of two. She is a graduate from Harvard University. She grew up in a very strict household, and also raise her kids in a similar way. Chua relates a tiger mom to a “Chinese mother.” These are the mothers who raise child prodigies and geniuses. So who wouldn’t want their kid to be successful in life? If that means they have to put up boundaries and rules, so does every other child. Many might think that Chua rules with an iron fist, but in reality she is just really committed to her children’s success.

Long before the birth of a child parents envision what kind of parenting style they want to use, and what kind of future that want their children to have. Soon-to-be parents are submerged into a land of questions and unknowns about everything from the nursery décor, safety products, old wives tales, and horror stories from the delivery room. There are guides, books, and blogs that can give you all sorts of information about those unknowns, but there really is no guide on how to raise a successful child, only strategies. Of course, children need discipline in their lives to prepare them for an independent future, but there is a line that can be crossed. When parenting a child the parent must be a good role model, listen to their child and discipline them accordingly. When looking at both the style of Chinese parents and western parents there are different techniques that can be combined to create the most effective parenting style.

Amy Chua’s main argument in favor of the Chinese parenting methods is that nothing is more motivating and strengthening of the confidence as success. And I believe no one would argue that. The problem is, however, that Chua believes that nearly no methods are off limits to achieve success. Success should be achievable without the use of excessive methods as shaming, punishing and excoriating the child. Parent should motivate their kids to excel and not punish them if they don’t. By this not saying that discipline shouldn’t be a part of the upbringing, because it should to some point. It is difficult to define the point to which it is acceptable to push your kids, but doing things to actually harm your children to make them feel more motivated is taking it to far. Putting too much pressure on the child will never do any good, especially when taking the mindset and the insecurity into account. A child should feel loved by its parents no matter what, and not depending if they got an A or if they played the piano piece right. How

Author and professor of Law at Yale University, wrote a book entitled “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” where the op-ed title from the Wall Street Journal, “Why Chinese Moms are Superior”. This book and article were written to show where the Western parenting style falls flat and where the Chinese, or, Tiger Mother parenting style has better trade-offs. Her argument does have some well thought out points, but does not have the persuasiveness to make people reexamine their own parenting style.