ASA 002 Section 01
Blog Entry #9
15 November 2015
Tiger Parenting
In Does “Tiger Parenting”
Exist? Parenting Profiles of Chinese Americans and Adolescent
Developmental Outcomes, it was interesting reading about the
different types of parenting styles and dimensions. In particular to the
“tiger parent” or “tiger mom” stereotype, I never knew that the
stereotype existed in the first place until I came to college and that
was when I realized that my parents and family exhibited this kind of
behavior to my siblings and I as we were growing up. We were always
pressured to do well in school and to not fail and they would exert
control and power over to us displaying an authoritarian parenting style
but as we got older and started doing better in school, my parents began
to be permissive because we were meeting their expectations. It’s
unfortunate that tiger parenting exists even though it’s been concluded
that it’s not the most common form of parenting because I believe that
all parents should be permissive in order for children to be happier and
not endure symptoms of depression and low self-esteem.
Question: Is there anything that can be done to reduce tiger parenting or stop it
from existing?
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