parenting

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 “Adapted from Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” author Amy Chua argues that, instead of constantly praising a child for the slightest success, parents should only expect perfection from their children and nothing less. She explains that Western parents are not as strict on their children as Chinese parents are. That Western parents don’t believe in stressing educational success and that education should be something fun. In contrast, Chinese parents believe that academic success is very important and to get good at something it takes practice and hard work which may not seem fun at first but in the long run the activity becomes fun once mastered. Chua also believes that Chinese parents can get away with things that Western parents cannot such as calling their child garbage after being misbehaved. Chua states three main differences between Western parents and Chinese parents.

Yale law professor Amy Chua wrote a book named “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” and it talks about parenting styles between the Chinese verses the Western styles. She said that parents who set high standards tend to have kids who are more successful at school. It’s also clear that Chinese parents tend to spend more time pushing their kids to study, practice, and achieve. Her book created a huge controversial piece for the Wall Street Journal on “Why Chinese mothers are Superior “. This article is about the response of Amy Chua to all the book readers that she believed took her parenting methods too serious. It explains how many

“In one study of 50 Western American mothers and 48 Chinese immigrant mothers, almost 70% of the Western mothers said either that ‘stressing academic success is not good for children’ or that ‘parents need to foster the idea that learning is fun.’ By contrast, roughly 0% of the Chinese mothers felt the same way. Instead, the vast majority of the Chinese mothers said that they believe their children can be ‘the best’ students, that ‘academic achievement reflects successful parenting,’ and that if children did not excel at school then there was ‘a problem’ and parents ‘were not doing their job.’ … Chinese parents spend approximately ten times as long every day drilling academic activities with their children. By contrast, Western kids are

Raising children is something the vast majority of the human race will challenge themselves with at some point. How to raise children is a common issue but nonetheless a sensitive and a conscious one. Should you strictly and authoritatively lead your children the way because you love them? Or should you – with the same reason in mind – give them space to follow their own passion and make their own individual choices. The Wall Street Journal publishes the article Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior in which Amy Chua composes a persuasive essay where she argues in favour of an authoritative upbringing. Her comment on the issue is characterised by a provocative language and a creates a contrast between the so-called

Cultural differences often cause divides between people. Within social groups people tend to gravitate towards those that share similar traits; so when, within a family unit, there are cultural differences the relationships gain a distance that eventually hinders the intimacy that is usually seen in families. The mother-daughter relationships in The Joy Luck Club exemplify the distance that can be caused by these cultural divides. Amy Tan uses families built of Chinese immigrants and first generation Chinese-American children to display the cultural disparities between China and America and the effects such disparity has on the individuals within those families. Each mother-daughter relationship in The Joy Luck Club exemplifies a characteristic

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

The stereotype that Chinese parents raise the most successful children is universal. The question is, how do they accomplish this? In her novel, A Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua illustrates how she raises her two children to be stereotypically successful Chinese kids. “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” is an excerpt of this novel, which appeared in the Wall Street Journal. The editors of the Wall Street Journal presumably chose this title to draw attention and promote controversy. Throughout the excerpt, Chua’s attempts to respect her audience are overpowered with her heavy criticism of the “Western parents”, referring to typical American parents. She also fails to convey the multitude of problems this style can cause. Chua is biased toward the “Chinese Mother” parenting style because of her personal experiences, thus her arrogance makes her ignorant to the detrimental effects of this style and is unappealing to her audience.

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

They worry about how their children will feel if they fail at something, and they constantly try to reassure their children about how good they are notwithstanding a mediocre performance on a test or at a recital. In other words, Western parents are concerned about their children’s psyches.” Amy Chua is also elaborating on her claims using evidence of what she’s arguing for. By doing this she seems more truthful and convincing basically because she substantiates her claims. “What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you’re good at it. To get good at anything you have to work, and children on their own never want to work, which is why it is crucial to override their preferences” As a consequence hereof the receivers and readers of her article sense that much of the information we are given comes from a personal view and knowledge. Therefore the text is heavily influenced by the author’s subjectivity. She strongly grants favour to the Chinese method which can outrage the readers because she is communicating to a Western culture and assaults the Western way of handling upbringing. However Amy Chua manage to make use of the logos appeal which she does by the provision of statistics “In one study of 50 Western American mothers and 48 Chinese immigrant mothers, almost 70 % of the Western mothers said either that “stressing academic success is not good for children” or that “parents need to foster the idea that learning

Amy Chua is a Harvard educated lawyer who wrote a book about how “Chinese mothers” do a better job parenting than their counterparts “Western mothers”. In Chua's book she tells the readers about how there are two types of parenting styles either "western mothers" or "Chinese mothers" and why “Chinese mothers” are better parents. Chua puts herself into the category of a "Chinese mother" and then goes onto talk about how this is clearly the better teaching style of the two. Amy Chua uses personal stories from when she was raising her two kids, Sophia and Louisa to help her argument. When I finished reading the exert from Amy Chua’s book I came to one final conclusion about Amy Chua and “Chinese mothers” way of teaching. "Chinese mothers" should stop using such intense methods

Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior by Amy Chua talks about how she brings up her children and how the way she brought them up have affected her family. The way Chinese parents raise their children and Western parents raise their children is very different. In the first paragraph of the article, it is stated that, “A lot of people wonder how Chinese parents raise such stereotypically successful kids.” (Chua, 2011, para. 1). Amy Chua also sees herself as a “Tiger Mother”. Chinese mothers are not just parents who are Chinese but can be from different parts of Asia. The term Chinese mother is to describe strict parents with grim methods of educating their child. Chinese mother is also the opposite of a "Western parent". They are too strict on their

Parenting is different for everyone, but is any one way really better than the other? Amy Chua, a professor at Yale University, believes that the strict parenting style of Chinese mothers is the way to go. She believes that her strict and often harsh parenting style contributed to the success of her daughters. Chinese parents believe that if their children are successful, it is a reflection of the parents. Hanna Rosin, a contributing editor for the Atlantic, has very different views from Ms. Chua about the correct parenting style. Ms. Rosin believes that the more relaxed, nurturing, and self-led style of Western parenting is the better way to raise children. She believes that placing your children under immense pressure can produce

Parenting is always a debatable topic in America. Every person has an opinion on how a child should be raised and disciplined. One woman, with a view agreed upon by many others, is Amy Chua, a professor at the prestigious law school of Yale University. In Amy Chua’s “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” an excerpt from Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Chua explains Chinese parenting and how it is effective in her life. She claims that by breaking down a child and pushing them to their full potential, the child will, in turn, be confident and incredibly successful. Chua also makes it seem like Western parenting is far too relaxed, and she believes that the mentality of getting second place is unacceptable, even when putting in maximum effort.

The article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” by Amy Chua demonstrates the two different mind sets of parenting: Chinese parenting and Western approach to parenting. In my view, Chinese parenting is very strict about school work and extracurricular activities such as pianos and violins. For example, if we compare the two different sets of parenting; Chua says, for instance that Western parents believe that they are strict by forcing their kids practice their instruments for 30 minutes a day at most to an hour. This is nothing compared to the Chinese parents that would say the first hour of practice is easy it’s the second or third hour that gets tough (Chua 2011). This shows how forcefully strict the Chinese parents are compared to