Chua and her parenting way
In her article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” which was published in the Wall Street Journal on January 8th, 2011, Amy Chua, a professor at Yale Law School, claims that children who are raised by Chinese mothers grows up to be more successful in their life and have a better future than those who are raised by Western mothers. Amy Chua states that Chinese parents spend most of their time on their kids’ academic activities, while Western parent spend most of their time on their kids’ sports activities. Amy Chua writes that Chinese parents don’t care about their children’s self-esteem as Western parents do. Chua 's harsh style of parenting creates children who are not creative, are unable to function independently, …show more content…
From the day the child he is born his parents picks his major, what school he has to go to, what music instrument he/she needs to play, and everything that has to do with his/her life, by the time the child grows he/she will be unable to function independently because he/she had no right to choose anything that has to do with their life. Chua writes that her children were not allowed to pick their own activities, and play any instrument other than piano or violin. “Here are some things my daughters, Sophia Louisa, were never allowed to do, choose their own extracurricular activities, play any instrument other than the piano or violin, and not play the piano or violin” (Chua 142). A professor of government at Dartmouth College, James Bernard Murphy describes how in order for a person to get prepared for adulthood and be a right fit in it they need to enjoy their childhood. “Preparation for adulthood requires the adoption of adult prudence, discipline and planning that undermine the spontaneous adventure of childhood” (Murphy 162). While Chua argues that children shouldn’t pick what they want, Murphy point that childhood and doing what children wants is important for
In her article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” which was published in the Wall Street Journal on January 8th, 2011, Amy Chua, a professor at Yale Law School, claims that children who are raised by Chinese mothers grows up to be more successful in their life and have a better future than those who are raised by Western mothers. Amy Chua states that Chinese parents spend most of their time on their kids’ academic activities, while Western parent spend most of their time on their kids’ sports activities. Amy Chua writes that Chinese parents don’t care about their children’s self-esteem as Western parents do. Chua 's harsh style of parenting creates children who are not creative, are unable to function independently, …show more content…
From the day the child he is born his parents picks his major, what school he has to go to, what music instrument he/she needs to play, and everything that has to do with his/her life, by the time the child grows he/she will be unable to function independently because he/she had no right to choose anything that has to do with their life. Chua writes that her children were not allowed to pick their own activities, and play any instrument other than piano or violin. “Here are some things my daughters, Sophia Louisa, were never allowed to do, choose their own extracurricular activities, play any instrument other than the piano or violin, and not play the piano or violin” (Chua 142). A professor of government at Dartmouth College, James Bernard Murphy describes how in order for a person to get prepared for adulthood and be a right fit in it they need to enjoy their childhood. “Preparation for adulthood requires the adoption of adult prudence, discipline and planning that undermine the spontaneous adventure of childhood” (Murphy 162). While Chua argues that children shouldn’t pick what they want, Murphy point that childhood and doing what children wants is important for