The Hymn Of The Tiger Mother

In the writing of, America’s Top Parent, Elizabeth Kolbert outlines the parenting strategies of different mothers. Most notably, she talks about the “Chinese Mother,” which does not technically mean this individual must be of Chinese descent. Throughout the essay, Kolbert talks about another essay, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. The author of that essay, Amy Chua, believes in a binary world. Meaning that there are two kinds of mothers, “Chinese Mothers”, and “Western” mothers. Chinese mothers believe in extreme parenting, whereas Western mothers “think they are being strict when they insist that their children practice their instruments for half an hour a day” (Kolbert). On the other hand, Chinese mothers have much more specific rules

Every parent always wants what is best for their children. But what is the best way to go about this? There are so many ways one can go and never know if you are right or are doing the right thing. You might believe you are doing what is best for your child or children, but other parents don't see it that way and that is where conflict arises between parents at times. In the essay, “The Roar of the Tiger Mom” Amy Chua explains with great detail, the many differences between Chinese mothers and western parents have in the upbringing of their children trying to prepare them for the real world. Amy Chua puts in her own insight of Chinese mothers trying to justify the Chinese parenting style, however, many western parents would defy Chinese

In Amy Chua’s article “Why Chinese Moms are Superior”, she explains what she thinks is the correct way to raise children. Being based on her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, written in 2011, it does not encompass the entire writing but rather, focuses on the main ideas from the original text. This is not Chau’s only accomplishment as she has written multiple books, including: The World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability, Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance-and Why They Fall, and the text of the current topic. She also is a Harvard Law graduate. Being raised this way by her own mother is most likely the reason behind

It is true that the ways the parents raise their children will decide how well the children grow, especially the mothers who impact their children the most. There is no right or wrong in how a mother takes care of her children. All of them want the best for their children. The only difference is the level of intensity in how to raise a child. In Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior, Amy Chua, a professor at Yale Law School believes that the ways Chinese mothers raise their children are the most effective ways. Her main purpose of this article is to state the differences between Western mothers and Chinese mothers which

Amy Chua, a Yale professor, wrote the piece “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” sparked disbelief and fury in America after it was published in 2011. Chua raises her children in what would be, a brutal and harsh way for Western parents. In Chuas writing piece, she does not convey how her parenting style is better, because she fails to make a logical bond reader due to the fact that her parenting style may be seen as harsh, or even a disputable way to bring up a child. Chuas parenting technique comes from China, this includes a harsh and meticulous approach to all school work, and of the instrument the parent chooses for the child. She believes that this a much more superior way of parenting, compared to Western parenting, Chua provides

An important element in Chua’s argument is her ethos. She is clearly an intellectual individual, given that she is a professor at Yale University. Putting aside her credentials, this essay brings forth a distinct character. From the start, she identifies herself as a tough and strict “Chinese mother”. Throughout the piece she uses several personal experiences that support this assertion. The reader recognizes a sense of confidence from Chua as she repeatedly contrasts Western-parenting ideals from Chinese-parenting ideals. As far as her credibility as an author, it is questionable. She

Chua presents the views that Chinese mothers have about bringing up their children and the weaknesses they see in western parenting. Rosin writes in response to Chua and in defense of western parenting and points out some weaknesses in Chinese parenting. This paper will explore the difference between the Chinese and the Western parenting models as presented by Chua and Rosin. At the beginning of her article, Why Chinese Mothers Are

In January 2011 the Wall Street Journal published an article called “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” (WRAC 261-265), it was an expert from a book written by Amy Chua, and was soon the topic of much controversy. Chua came under much criticism for the way that she was raising her children. Many people though the way she was raising them was very much out of line. I for one think that Chua was only trying to instill in her children what she thought was important; even so, some of her tactics may have been a bit brash.

According to Amy Chua, a professor at Yale who has a reputation as a “Tiger Mom”, Chinese parents produce children who demonstrate superiority in academic, music, and profession over the children who experience Western parenting. Chua contends that this comes from the Chinese parenting style which utilizes tactics of coercion and threat. This Chinese-style upbringing helps children prepare for their future by having confidence that is built from an incomparable amount of practice. In her essay “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior”, Amy Chua illustrates that, a success of a child reflects a good parenting of parents, so it is a duty of parents to force their child to stand on the top of the field regardless of his or her interest or desire in

Criticized by many Westerners for its harshness and controlling approach, authoritarian parenting has found more success in Asian and Arab cultures (Grusec, Rudy, & Martini, 1997; Dwairy et al., 2006). In Asian cultures, which would include the Chinese, Vietnamese, Koreans, Japanese, etc., Confucian principles are strongly embraced, and therefore, profoundly shape social relationships and moral ethics. In particular, Confucius stressed that a person should respect and obey authority without question, and to seize every opportunity to learn and perfect oneself (Chao, 1994). Rooted in this philosophy, Asians have chosen to use a very strict, controlling, and restrictive approach to parenting. Recently adding fuel to the notion that Asian’s authoritarian parenting style is harsh, oppressive, and sometimes even cruel, is the controversial book, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom,” by Amy Chua (2011), a Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Chua’s book shares her experiences raising her two daughters “the Chinese way.” Some of her memoirs describing her authoritarian parental tactics were viewed by the American public as disturbing. Chua (2011)

The article Tiger Moms: Is Tough Parenting Really the Answer? by Annie Murphy Paul tells the story of one self-proclaimed “tiger mom,” Amy Chua, and her endeavors in raising her two daughters. She has much more stringent policies than most Western parents, to the point where many Americans have voiced their contempt and disgust at her methods for the lack of love and nurturing for her children, but Chua insists that her methods are far superior. She says that Chinese parenting techniques prepare children for the world, while American parenting makes children soft and entitled. Parents in America allow their children far too much free time on the computer, internet, TV, and other useless activities, Chua claims, while not focusing on discipline

It goes without saying that parents want the best for their kids. A common misconception is that Asian parents brutishly force their parentally-defined ideas of success onto their children. This misunderstanding is further made salient by Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. A memoir of her life raising two daughters, she writes about how most Chinese mothers are superior through their “tiger mom” parenting style, one that often lacks nurturing and is sometimes even seen as abuse by their western counterparts. This silly stereotype is, of course, unsurprisingly false, for the majority of Chinese parents. In spite of Chua’s widespread ideas, it’s been revealed that some Chinese parents don't fit the “tiger mom” mold, as seen in The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan. In Tan’s book, renowned for its accurate depiction of Chinese families, four immigrant mothers struggle with the age, circumstance, and cultural gap of raising their American-born daughters. As the story progresses and intricate conflicts, brought from their traditional Chinese heritage meshing with their American daughters’ modern problems, are handled, it is clear to see these mothers are, indeed, not cruel. They simply yearn and strive to resolve these problems to the best of their ability, and to teach their daughters how to be both successful and content. To achieve these goals, the Joy Luck Club mothers seek to instill into their Americanized children three valuable lessons : the importance of taking action, that family deserves sacrifice, and that they all truly just want what's best for their daughters.

The articles Why Chinese mothers are superior (Chua, 2011), and ‘Tiger Mom’ study says both Amy Chua and her critics have a point highlight the generalized difference between Asian-Americans and European-Americans when it comes to parenting practices (Pappas, 2013). Both articles explain that “Tiger Moms” and Western parents have polarized

Amy Chua’s author of “Adapted Form Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mothers’ stirs up debate. Chua’s compares ‘Chinese parenting’ method to ‘Western parenting’. She uses the term ‘Chinese mother” loosely referring to Korean, Indian, Jamaica, Irish, and Ghanaian parents (pg 305) too. She also states the term ‘Western parents’ loosely since there are several varieties. Chua’s approach to child-rearing is more harmful and threating to a child’s well-being and development. Her methods are harsh and discounts her daughters Sophia and Louisa feelings. This method consist of stressing academic success by all means and shaming to achieve successful adults. There is no child leisure time and the child has no freedom or power to choose their activities. Lastly, her parenting style discourages creativity, interpersonal skills and research shows this tiger mother method is not the best.

On January 27, an article was published, “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” by the Wall Street Journal. It brought attention and promotes extreme controversy. Chua sparked debates over the differences in parenting styles of American and Chinese heritages. “Chinese Mothers” used in a broad statement and “Western Mothers” used for every other party. Americans began to raise questions. Chua’s article referring to herself as a Tiger mother stands to have both negative comments and some positive.