Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Mother Case Study

During this section, we see Lulu growing more and more distant from her mother. I believe that she is doing this as a way of rebellion against her mother and in order to protect herself from being hurt. I also don’t believe that Amy should change her aggressive parenting styles in order to bring Lulu back to her. If they way she has raised them worked so well for all this time, she shouldn’t change her whole style, just some aspects of it. One of the ways that Amy should change her parenting style comes from textual evidence. In Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Amy states, “I refuse to cheat Sophia out of praise she deserves, just to ‘protect Lulu’s feelings’” (Chua 187). Here, Amy is explaining how she will not treat her two daughters equally and will continue to praise Sophia while comparing Lulu to her and putting her down. While this may seem to be the best option to give a child the drive to do better at times, it will not always be that way. I believe that this is one of the ways that Amy should change her style for parenting. She should consider starting to treat them equally in order to help Lulu entrust Amy …show more content…
When I was younger, my mother was always very protective of me when we went into large cities. One time, she even kept me right next to her as we walked through Washington, D.C. in order to keep an eye on me and made sure I was not getting myself into trouble. But when we went to New York City this year, she just told me to check in with her from time to time so that she can check in. What my mom was doing here was being protective and giving me room to grow, something that Amy should use in her parenting style. She should allow Lulu to go to a sleepover, as long as she checks in with Amy from time to time. This will allow Lulu some of that freedom that she may be yearning for, but also giving Amy that feeling of protecting her