The Benefits of Different Parenting Styles
When raising a child, many new parents consider multiple aspects of their newborn’s life. Whether it may be the environment and community their child is growing up in, what the best school systems and churches are best for their child, and the economic growth of the area they live in, parents want the best possible opportunity. Many new parents also reflect onto their childhoods and wish to give their children the type of childhood they never had. For instance, an individual who grows up in harsh times will want to better themselves from their humble beginnings in order to provide their future children with a better lifestyle than they had been raised with. Even children in wealthy homes will want to prosper and ensure that their future children can receive numerous of better opportunities than they had received.
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There are parents who have been labeled overbearing, too relaxed, and helicopter like. For example, Amy Chua portrays a typical “tiger mom” in her article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” by trying and succeeding in controlling every aspect of their children’s lives. (pages 219-22) Parents like Chua are often referred to as “tiger moms” among other varieties. A tiger parent can potentially cause the child to be thankful for the motivation and discipline or the child could have been caused to think that they owe their parents everything which may cause an unhealthy relationship with one’s child. During their early childhood, the child may start to show signs of resentment and rebellion, much like Chua’s youngest daughter Louisa did. Once fully grown, the child may grow to resent their parent for not allowing them to partake in activities deemed as normal for certain ages and letting them explore other interests and talents. Example being in Chua’s essay, she mentions “Here are some things my daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were never allowed to
When raising a child, many new parents consider multiple aspects of their newborn’s life. Whether it may be the environment and community their child is growing up in, what the best school systems and churches are best for their child, and the economic growth of the area they live in, parents want the best possible opportunity. Many new parents also reflect onto their childhoods and wish to give their children the type of childhood they never had. For instance, an individual who grows up in harsh times will want to better themselves from their humble beginnings in order to provide their future children with a better lifestyle than they had been raised with. Even children in wealthy homes will want to prosper and ensure that their future children can receive numerous of better opportunities than they had received.
Another aspect …show more content…
There are parents who have been labeled overbearing, too relaxed, and helicopter like. For example, Amy Chua portrays a typical “tiger mom” in her article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” by trying and succeeding in controlling every aspect of their children’s lives. (pages 219-22) Parents like Chua are often referred to as “tiger moms” among other varieties. A tiger parent can potentially cause the child to be thankful for the motivation and discipline or the child could have been caused to think that they owe their parents everything which may cause an unhealthy relationship with one’s child. During their early childhood, the child may start to show signs of resentment and rebellion, much like Chua’s youngest daughter Louisa did. Once fully grown, the child may grow to resent their parent for not allowing them to partake in activities deemed as normal for certain ages and letting them explore other interests and talents. Example being in Chua’s essay, she mentions “Here are some things my daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were never allowed to