Different types of parenting styles play a serious role in the social aspects and development in a child’s life. Parenting styles differ from region to region, for example, parenting styles in the East seem to be more iron-fisted rather than in the West where discipline is more carefree and informal. Parents in the East tend to push academic perfection and overall excellency of the child, whereas Western or American parents, tend to push the child, but not in such an extreme way; Western parents tend to want their child to enjoy life rather than spending all his or her life studying. Some parents might even be using a parenting style called “Helicopter parenting.” While these types of parenting might be beneficial to each the Eastern child
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Hanna Rosin allows her children to attend sleepovers and go on playdates whereas Amy Chua is heavily against the idea of her children doing those things. Hanna Rosin made the claim about children raised in Western homes or children being raised by parents who are more relaxed by saying “Left to their own devices, many children of this generation still have giant superegos and a mad drive to succeed.They want to run faster than their siblings, be smarter than their classmates and save the world from environmental disaster.” While most parents do indeed want their children to succeed and be the top of the class, the majority of the time that task is impossible for most children. A combination of both academic push and a mix of fun motivation, in most cases, will drive the child further in life rather than being extremely strict or being undemanding about academic …show more content…
In comparison to Hanna Rosin, she lets her kids choose what they would like to do, for example, Rosins son plays an instrument of his choice, which is the drums. Amy Chua, for instance, Chua did not give her children any other option other than to play any instrument other than the piano or the violin. Unlike Chua, Rosin gives her kids the opportunity to choose what they would like to do with their extracurricular activities. In Chua’s article, she does not let her children participate in school plays or even ask to be a part of a play. Contrary to Chua’s beliefs about plays, Rosin, however, allows her children to be in school plays. In the article “Mother Inferior?” Rosin makes the
Hanna Rosin allows her children to attend sleepovers and go on playdates whereas Amy Chua is heavily against the idea of her children doing those things. Hanna Rosin made the claim about children raised in Western homes or children being raised by parents who are more relaxed by saying “Left to their own devices, many children of this generation still have giant superegos and a mad drive to succeed.They want to run faster than their siblings, be smarter than their classmates and save the world from environmental disaster.” While most parents do indeed want their children to succeed and be the top of the class, the majority of the time that task is impossible for most children. A combination of both academic push and a mix of fun motivation, in most cases, will drive the child further in life rather than being extremely strict or being undemanding about academic …show more content…
In comparison to Hanna Rosin, she lets her kids choose what they would like to do, for example, Rosins son plays an instrument of his choice, which is the drums. Amy Chua, for instance, Chua did not give her children any other option other than to play any instrument other than the piano or the violin. Unlike Chua, Rosin gives her kids the opportunity to choose what they would like to do with their extracurricular activities. In Chua’s article, she does not let her children participate in school plays or even ask to be a part of a play. Contrary to Chua’s beliefs about plays, Rosin, however, allows her children to be in school plays. In the article “Mother Inferior?” Rosin makes the