Friday, May 23, 2014

Tiger Mom

Response #9 to “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior”

                What I found interesting about this article is how strict Amy Chua is with her daughters. For example, she used coercion and threats to get Lulu to play “The Little White Donkey” on the piano. What was impressive was how eventually the tactic, though filled with threats, worked out in the end, as Lulu was able to play the song correctly and wanted to play it again and again and parents praised Chua about Lulu after her recital of “The Little White Donkey”. In addition, I personally agree with Chua that although Western parents’ parenting style is different than that of Chinese parents, they all want the best for their children. No matter what type of action a parent takes, it will always benefit the children in the long run.

Question: What do you think is a main factor that leads to different parenting styles between Western and Chinese parents?

Jianying Yang

Section A02


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