The And Its Effect On Children

China developed a communist government in 1921 and Mao Zedong took control in 1927. This

Chinese parents emphasize the importance of high academic performance and have high expectations on their children. According to Chinese Culture & Parenting by Alexis Jenkins, Chinese parent’s raise their children with the idea that a high academic performance and participation in other over achieving activities will give a positive image to their family. Thus, they raise their children to take an overwhelming amount of challenging courses and participate in extracurricular activities. The difference with American parents is that they encourage them instead of forcing and expecting to achieve a high academic performance (Choi “How Cultures around the World Think about Parenting”). As previously stated, American families will use encouraging words in order to motivate and show their children that they are doing great in their academic performance.

A Chinese family expects the child to support the family by doing well in school and obeying his parents. The Chinese value education as a stepping stone to success. Children are under a lot of pressure to succeed in school. Eddie speaks about how Confucius had a profound impact on his parent’s views and values. After all Confucius has been credited with stressing the importance of virtue and natural order in a civil society.

In Amy Chua’s piece “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior”, Chua talks about the effect of tiger parenting in a more modern setting. In her article, Chua goes in depth on how she raises her own daughters. Under her parenting, Chua’s daughters are not allowed to “watch TV or play computer games, attend a sleepover, play any instrument other than the piano or violin, and not play the piano or violin” (Chua). Not only is her parenting style excessive, but she also makes it a point to say that her way is the standard Chinese way. According to a 2015 research produced by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, modern Chinese parents are more concerned about their child’s well-being rather than solely their academic standing (Kang). In all of my years of attending a

Over a period of year’s education has grown to be very important to many cultures all over the world. At one time in many cultures children were only taught what was necessary to get along and sometimes only children of the wealthy would be taught. China’s government

The early years of life provide the foundation for a child’s social development. Social development is a gradual process and the rates of social development vary among children, however, children are active learners and have ample opportunities to learn. Social development involves the learning and skill building that enables children to effectively relate to others and to contribute to their family, school, and community in a positive way. The social development of a child is influenced by many factors including attachment, temperament, self-esteem, and emotional reactions. This essay will further examine these four factors and the effects they have on the early social development of children. For the purpose of this paper, the focus will

Amy Chua has two daughters, to which she raised in a traditional Chinese way, strict. Very strict. Her daughters weren’t allowed sleepovers, television, arts and crafts, no ability to express their minds creatively. With the exception being piano. Second best wasn’t allowed, if you weren’t first, then you were last. Not being the best would result in punishment of correcting your failures hours on end. In the hope that, these painstaking hours would result in regaining success. School was at utmost importance, and being years ahead of other classmates was expected. If expectations weren’t met,

How bitter the words were! If a child never get mother’s acclaim and encouragement, how sorrowful one’s heart feels! Here comes a contrasting comparison of western and Chinese parenting—western parents encourage and praise their child much more often than Chinese parents do. This encouragement helps them create new ideas, independent opinions, developing unique and sparkling characters. Whereas Chinese parents believe in the old saying, “a strict teacher produces outstanding students”, strictness and criticism are important educating guide lines for Chinese parents, which results in obedience and collectivism, compromise, no psyche and no guts to say no. But on the other hand, Chinese do behave better in harsh and high-pressured condition due to their strict training in childhood.

With China being such a massive competitor in this world, one would think that they would give their children who hope to further their education the ability to have a smooth transition and promising future. This is not the case according to Taylor Clark’s “Plight of the Little Emperors”. In this article Clark puts a magnifying glass to the shocking truth that the youth of China is forced to face. He clarifies to the rest of the world the intensity of the stress filled hardship it takes to go to a university and have a decent living. He states that China does not have enough jobs for college grads, causing students to deal with tremendous pressure, severe mental illness, and trying to escape from this harsh reality.

In American and Chinese culture self-conduct is used to teach children. In the Chinese culture they practice Guan, which is to educate, care, control, support and love. They follow Confucianism, which is criticism to encourage to push them to gain social values. Confucianism is a strict action that is practiced. China continues to make every effort to reach for success. China has high values for individualism and respect of adolescents to others. China always looks toward the future and never lets any short interests interfere with that which they praise and are valued ideas in which made China a secure society and held together for thousands of years. China’s stable society is payable to the way they obey to their future commitments established by discipline practices that were taught at childhood.

In Brooke Ross’s article, “China’s Left-behind Children” from Junior Scholastic, she informs readers about how China’s parents have to leave behind their children for employment opportunities and how this negatively impacts their children.

“Confucius still lives in the hearts and minds of the most older Chinese, and the social values he taught remain the bedrock of mainstream Chinese society.” (De Mente, 33) To most Chinese parents, they are still very traditional, especially in raising their children. However, it may not be well receive and appreciate by their westernized children. Amy Tan, a famous American born Chinese writer, often discusses how she struggled to accept her mother’s strict parenting when she was young. Thus, their relationships were strained because they always argue.

Mao Tse-tung the Ruler of Red China and transformer of culture founded the People’s Republic of China in 1949. Mao after ten years of fighting the Nationalist army of Chiang Kai-shek retreated from battle to write On Guerilla Warfare. Mao successfully used his theories on guerrilla warfare and ousted the Nationalists Chinese from the mainland.

1949 – The People 's Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong.

This would be Amy Chua, the author of Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother, a novel that criticizes how Western people run their families and express how the Chinese are better at it. The novel and this new article by Annie Murphy Paul shows the ways she teaches her children (ages 18 and 15). This includes a section that claims "never accepting a grade lower than an A, insisting hours of math and spelling drills and piano and violin practice each day (weekends and vacations included)." (Paul), which many people directly go to the conclusion that this is cruel and unusual punishment for no reason. Really though, we have to look at this from China's perspective. As one of the most successful countries in the world, high standards must be met to be part of the several million people achieving great amounts of praise and respect. When I look at this from China's point of view, this is fine and the children of Mrs. Chua perhaps might grow up to be incredibly successful in the profession they go into. However, even though I'm not ideal on children, I still find this method to maybe be worse and potentially dangerous to children. They may achieve success, but their social values will be out the window and it will harder to find friends and love interests without the proper knowledge on that topic. Also, their personalities might strike up and they may be little