Armanjot Bhangu
Section: A04
Week #2
For this week, I chose to read “Beyond Tiger Mom Anxiety: Ethnic, Gender and Generational Differences
in Asian American College Access and Choices”, written by OiYan Poon and Ajani Byrd. In this piece,
the authors look at the development of and history behind tiger parents, who are defined as being
parents who combine “...high levels of negative parenting (e.g., strict rules) and high levels of positive
parenting (e.g., warmth and support).” according to the American Psychological Association. Before
reading this piece, I was not familiar with the term tiger parent, as my own parents never displayed traits
to the same extent as the ones described. I was familiar with the term “Helicopter Parent” which seems
to be similar in certain ways. The authors attempted to find a connection between Asian-American
students who had tiger parents and how they viewed their parents when making decisions such as
choosing what college to go to. It was revealed through their studies that factors such as what generation
the student was played a huge role in the decision making process. For example, a first generation
student generally looks outside the household for help, while second generation and any future
generation have their parents to go to for help since they would have experienced similar struggles due
to growing up in the same country. In this way, if a first generation student were to have tiger parents, it
is much more likely that they would not appreciate any attempts by their parents to push them to succeed
academically due to them viewing their parents as not understanding of what the student was going
through. On the other hand, a second generation student would recognize their parents as a useful
resource and as a result be more privileged in that they have parents who have been through similar
struggles as them simply due to growing up in the United States.
in Asian American College Access and Choices”, written by OiYan Poon and Ajani Byrd. In this piece,
the authors look at the development of and history behind tiger parents, who are defined as being
parents who combine “...high levels of negative parenting (e.g., strict rules) and high levels of positive
parenting (e.g., warmth and support).” according to the American Psychological Association. Before
reading this piece, I was not familiar with the term tiger parent, as my own parents never displayed traits
to the same extent as the ones described. I was familiar with the term “Helicopter Parent” which seems
to be similar in certain ways. The authors attempted to find a connection between Asian-American
students who had tiger parents and how they viewed their parents when making decisions such as
choosing what college to go to. It was revealed through their studies that factors such as what generation
the student was played a huge role in the decision making process. For example, a first generation
student generally looks outside the household for help, while second generation and any future
generation have their parents to go to for help since they would have experienced similar struggles due
to growing up in the same country. In this way, if a first generation student were to have tiger parents, it
is much more likely that they would not appreciate any attempts by their parents to push them to succeed
academically due to them viewing their parents as not understanding of what the student was going
through. On the other hand, a second generation student would recognize their parents as a useful
resource and as a result be more privileged in that they have parents who have been through similar
struggles as them simply due to growing up in the United States.
QUESTION:
In the long-term, does tiger parenting actually help or hurt the children, in terms of their mental health
and sociability?
and sociability?
REFERENCES:
English, Rebecca. (2018) “From Tiger to Free-Range Parents – What Research Says About Pros and
Cons of Popular Parenting Styles.” The Conversation, The Conversation, theconversation.com/from-tiger
-to-free-range-parents-what-research-says-about-pros-and-cons-of-popular-parenting-styles-57986.
Cons of Popular Parenting Styles.” The Conversation, The Conversation, theconversation.com/from-tiger
-to-free-range-parents-what-research-says-about-pros-and-cons-of-popular-parenting-styles-57986.
Kim, Su Yeong (July 2013) “What Is ‘Tiger’ Parenting? How Does It Affect Children?”
Http://Www.apadivisions.org, American Psychological Association, www.apadivisions.org/division-7/
publications/newsletters/developmental/2013/07/tiger-parenting
Http://Www.apadivisions.org, American Psychological Association, www.apadivisions.org/division-7/
publications/newsletters/developmental/2013/07/tiger-parenting
Poon, OiYan, and Ajani Byrd. (2013) Beyond Tiger Mom Anxiety: Ethnic, Gender, and Generational Differences in Asian American College Access and Choices.
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