2011-05-16, 06:55 PM
Rick, I have read excerpts of her book, and I suggest you re-think about your stance about how she parents. Apparently you're taking this way too seriously. Too serious to the fact you're making extreme statements. If you didn't notice (and I'm highly guessing you haven't), Amy Chua's book also reeks of satire, and she even mentioned at one point that she has self-ridiculed her ways of parenting in her book. In fact, she also explores the clashes of two cultures, and the profound effects it had on her parenting.
And even though I do have reservations in certain points she makes in her parenting, I do understand her approach about why she decided to be a "Tiger Mom". Despite the "extremes" people have screamed criticism at, I believe it works simply because I believe parenting needs to involve lots of discipline (not to the extreme, though) and taking other active approaches to parenting.
And even though I do have reservations in certain points she makes in her parenting, I do understand her approach about why she decided to be a "Tiger Mom". Despite the "extremes" people have screamed criticism at, I believe it works simply because I believe parenting needs to involve lots of discipline (not to the extreme, though) and taking other active approaches to parenting.