Parenting Style In Tiger Moms

In Annie Murphy's " Tiger Moms: Is Tough Parenting Really the Answer" article, the reader know about how mother Amy Chua raised her children in a rigorous matter to ensure that her two daughters were prepared for their future the author, Annie Murphy Paul, describes why Amy Chua, who is a Chinese mother, commonly used the parenting style of Tiger mother to treat and raise her children. First of all, Paul states that the Tiger Moms style is the most effective way to raise our children for several reasons although it has a bit harsh discipline. The moments of one of her sources was she pushed her seven-year-old daughter for several hours practicing until when she was able to play the piano perfectly. The iconic origin of this disturbing American …show more content…
She tries to compare two parenting theories. One theory is the Chinese way as suggested by Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and the Western way of parenting. The Chinese way of parenting is brought about as the authoritarian type which means that the parent’s word forms the law, and it is not subject to questioning. On the other hand, the American parenting style is brought out as weak mainly representing the uninvolved parenting style where the parents are concerned less about their children’s development. In the development of her argument, she gave out real examples of the results brought about by the different parenting styles advocated. She cited the America’s economy to be falling behind other countries because the children have learned to be less caring due to minimal monitoring from their parents. On contrast countries from the east seem to have an upward curve as far as their economy is concerned due to the hardworking nature of their citizens. Murphy Paul connects this with the parenting style advocated by parents there that involve giving rules that are supposed to be held with high standards without questioning. By giving an example with the Amy Chua’s family, Murphy Paul tries to reveal that authoritarian style surpasses that of the western world in eliminating laziness to develop the economy.I assert with Murphy Paul’s …show more content…
In addition, environments such as social, cultural, economic or political contexts require different expectations for parenting. Finally, parents are forced to raise their children by trial and error, as Chua learned to adjust to parenting. We all did something that we wanted we would do differently when the issue moved to