Amy Hoang
Section 1
Week 9
As a daughter of two
Asian parents, I have been subjected to a strange type of love. The way Asian parents
show their kids how much they care is by making sure their kids are more
successful than they are. They do this through differing levels of strictness
towards their children that may often be misinterpreted, leaving the child
feeling unhappy in their own family. My family was not very educated, but my
parents taught me to the best of their ability (up to algebra), helping me
drill different school materials. Although tiger parenting can achieve good
results in terms of excelling in school and getting a stable job with good pay,
it may also create negative effects such as lower self-esteem and ability to
accomplish things on their own. Since children are ordered by their parents to
get straight-A’s or lose weight, they do not know how to make their own
decisions and formulate opinions as well. In addition, Asian parents focus on a
certain type of success (lawyers, doctors, sciences, etc.), so children may be
pressured into doing something they do not enjoy, or not be able to freely explore
other disciplines.
Question: Are the
successes achieved through tiger parenting worth all the side effects?
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