Section A02
Blog 9/Week 9
November 14, 2015
In this article, the author writes about "tiger parenting," the way of a Chinese mother raising her children through tough love, strict rules, and discipline. Even though my family is not Chinese, I had similar experiences to the methods mentioned in the article. Although I do agree with others who do not have Chinese descent that some methods may be too harsh for a child to endure, my parents had also laid out some strict rules and certain expectations for me which shaped me to the person I am today. If it weren't for their method of parenting, I probably would not have been able to succeed as much as I have done.
There were some instances where I see a form of tiger parenting be more efficient than leniency or concern for a child. Both my mom and auntie live in our house.There was a time when a kids were running through the household, making a lot of noise and a pigsty in the living room. My auntie, being the more Western mom, calmly told the kids to not make "as much" noise, whereas my mom started yelling at them, making threats or punishments. The kids were unaffected by my auntie, but they were scared from my mom.
I am glad to have lived in a household that focuses on this type of parenting because I do not think I would have excelled at self-motivation. I can see where tiger parenting is more effective, and I would plan to use this method of parenting in the future, except I let my child pursue a form of art or sport team as an extracurricular activity. I would hope to raise an all-around child.
An accurate meme to tiger parenting - Asian moms would expect their children to study in STEM topics rather than arts or humanities.
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