Amy chua calls herself a tiger mother because of her strict parenting. The series revolves around a strongwilled disciplinarian tiger mother who faces mounting pressure raising her daughter, while her husband has an opposite view of how to raise their daughter. Seven years ago, lulu was a 14yearold high school freshman at the hopkins school in new haven, conn. Amy chua, the tiger mother, speaks the new york times. Daughters of demanding tiger mom amy chua open up about. Amy chuas battle hymn of the tiger mother bears a disclaimer on the cover that it was originally meant to be a book about the clash between chinese and western parenting practices but instead is. This thought is confirmed towards the end of the book, when amy talks about the exception in her family. That book sold millions of copies, inspired copycat versions like. Tiger mom didnt expect this level of intensity abc news. The other day, i was having dinner with my family when the subject of amy chuas new book, battle hymn of the tiger mother penguin press.
An article published under the headline why chinese mothers are superior in the wall street. It quickly popularized the concept and term tiger mother while also becoming the inspiration citation needed for the 20142015 singaporean tv show tiger mum, the 2015 mainland chinese drama tiger mom, and the 2017 hong kong series tiger mom blues. Researchers say tiger parenting a term used by yale law school. Thats the name of the piano tune that amy chua, yale law professor and selfdescribed tiger mother, forced her 7yearold daughter lulu to practice for hours on end right through dinner into the night, with no breaks for water or even the bathroom, until at last lulu learned to play the piece.
Teaching kids to focus pays off my mom feels she has done her job, so she does not hover over my life in the way some of my friends parents do, lulu said. The tiger mom superiority complex a new book from amy chua and jed rubenfeld seeks to explain why some groups succeed in america, and some fail. Roar of the tiger mom amy chuas book about pushing her children toward perfection raised eyebrowsand the blood pressure of parents who worried she might be onto something. But the tiger mothers parenting model cannot produce scientists, i would say to myself as i read through the book. She is also the professor of law at yale law school and a famous author, who most recently wrote the book, battle hymn of the tiger mother, which explains how chinese mothers parenting skills not only differ, but are also superior from those of western parents. Amy chuas paean to takenoprisoners hyperparenting roars onto the hardcover nonfiction list this week. Amy chua argues that western parenting tries to respect and nurture childrens individuality, while chinese parents.
Amy lynn chua born october 26, 1962 is an american lawyer, academic and writer chua graduated from harvard college and harvard law school. Tiger parenting is a form of strict or demanding parenting. It was the little white donkey incident that pushed many readers over the edge. Tiger parenting is a little different than authoritarian parenting in that tiger parenting includes high levels of negative parenting e. Tiger parenting doesnt create child prodigies, finds. This is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs. The term tiger mother or tiger mom was coined by yale law school professor amy chua in her 2011 memoir battle hymn of. Tiger parents push and pressure their children to attaining high levels of academic achievement or success in highstatus extracurricular activities such as music, using authoritarian parenting methods. What do chinese americans think of amy chuas tiger mother. When the new york post got wind of the book in early january, it ran an article about how chua was doubling down with. But 2011 might be better known as the year of the tiger mother. Its officially the year of the rabbit on the chinese calendar. Tiger mothers book makes case for ultrastrict chinese parenting.
American tiger mother clueless all the same, chuas modus operandi is to keep her daughters in check via the emotional mind game. The tiger mom argument neglects these social resources and forces that sustain and reinforce the work ethic, says hsin. Battle hymn of the tiger mother is a book by american author and law professor amy chua that. Maureen corrigan predicts the book will be a book club and parenting blog phenomenon. The book s uk publisher bloomsbury, which will release the title on 5 february, has praised its groundbreaking original research and startling statistics, and said the provocative, probing and. A mother who is overly strict with her child in order to foster an academically competitive spirit.
The tiger mother, americas top parent the new yorker. Of these, by my reading, 42 were by people who identified themselves. Blogger priyanka sharmasindhar recently wrote a piece for the atlantic titled being an elephant mom in the time of the tiger mother, which takes a look at the softer side of parenting while challenging the tough love parenting approach writer amy chua discusses in her book, battle hymn of the tiger mother. A week in the life of the tiger mother amy chua a few busy days filled with lethargic daughters, fluffy yet ferocious dogs and some odd hate mail. The first time that i heard about your book was from an article published in the wall. Amy chua, a professor of law at yale, has written her first memoir about. Excerpt battle hymn of the tiger mother by amy chua the new. Strict and emotionally unsupportive tiger parenting isnt common among chineseamerican parents and isnt the formula for highachieving child prodigies, finds research published in a special issue of apas asian american journal of psychology on tiger parenting, asianheritage families, and childadolescent wellbeing.
Daughters of tiger mom share how theyre doing today. Chua said, maybe that particular excerpt in which she proudly describes battling for hours over piano practice with her daughter, not allowing the little girl to use. Tiger parenting or being a tiger mom might be getting perceived today by some as a strict, very demanding method of parenting a child with their studies, extracurricular activities, and even with regard to friendships. In early january, the wall street journal published an article by amy chua entitled why chinese mothers are superior, which summarized her new book, battle hymn of the tiger mother.
The concept popularized and made infamous by author amy chua was itself racist. Amy chua, the selfproclaimed tiger mom who, in 2011, published a book arguing that chinese women are superior mothers thus their offspring superior children has even more to say. In the week since the wall street journal published an excerpt of the new book by amy chua, a yale law professor, under the headline why chinese mothers are superior, ms. Tottochan, but it sends an entirely different message to its. Amy chua, a selfproclaimed tiger mother who wrote a parenting book entitled battle hymn of the tiger mother, chooses to show her love by demanding the most of her kids and holding them up to the highest standards, which sounds good in theory. The tiger, the living symbol of strength and power, generally inspires fear. Grace liu says its time for some tiger cubs to approvingly roar for our strict and demanding parents. Tiger mom author amy chua sparks controversy with new book. Entertaining, bracingly honest and, yes, thoughtprovoking. Battle hymn of the tiger mother essay 1004 words bartleby.
Analysis of battle hymn of the tiger mother 1886 words 8 pages. Amy chuas book the triple package is not racist time. Roar of the tiger mom diablo magazine may 2011 east. Amy chua, who rose to national prominence as the ironfisted tiger mom, is attracting controversy over an upcoming book that claims some ethnic and religious groups are inherently more. The essay, summarizing her book battle hymn of the tiger mother in which.
The article and book set off a wave of commentary about chuas extreme parenting approach. Yale law professor and author amy chua, better known as the ironfisted asianamerican tiger mom, is exporting her parenting style to singapore, with the launch of an afterschool enrichment. This form of upbringing is intended to direct a child towards financially successful careers at the potential risk of feeling emotionally unfulfilled andor socially inept. A main character in her mothers bestselling parenting memoir, battle hymn of the tiger mother, lulu starred in many anecdotes that drew slings and arrows to the chinese way of childrearing that amy chua 84, j. How we choose to show that love is where the problems come in.
Like battle hymn of the tiger mother, tottochan is also a memoir about the upbringing of children mostly focuses on the little girl main character. Battle hymn of the tiger mother essay 1004 words 5 pages in one study of 50 western american mothers and 48 chinese immigrant mothers, almost 70% of the western mothers said either that stressing academic success is not good for children or that parents need to foster the idea that learning is. She proclaimed a single cultural identity for hundreds of millions of people who happen to share a ethnicity, gender, and reproductive history. A new breed of mom the controversial tiger mom sparked a firestorm over parenting styles. After all, shes the iconic tiger mom who blithely bragged about her extreme parenting methods in her book 2011 battle hymn of the tiger mother. Unlike your typical western overscheduling soccer mom, the chinese mother believes that 1 schoolwork always comes first.
The book bares all about how the parenting model worked for her older daughter sophia, now 17 and heading off to an ivy league college, but backfired dramatically for her younger girl, louisa, or. By now you may have heard about the excerpt of her book, battle hymn of the tiger mother, that appeared last week in the wall street journal. Scholarly research on tiger parenting began after the publication of amy chuas book in which the concept of tiger. A week in the life of the tiger mother amy chua wsj. That brings me to jessica laheys recently published book. Her struggle to bring up her children in many ways mirrors her own inner doubts and identity crisis. Strict, controversial parenting style leads to death threats for. Raising children the chinese way amy chua, a professor of law at yale, has written her first memoir about raising children the chinese way with strict rules and expectations. Amy chua, yale law professor and selfproclaimed tiger mom, caused controversy when her article detailing her strict parenting style came out in the wall street journal in 2011. The concept of tiger mother or tiger parent has been widely depicted in international media, including films such as willy. Battle hymn of the tiger mother is a book by american author and law professor amy chua that was published in 2011. In early january, yale law professor amy chua published a critique of coddling westernstyle parenting in the wall street journal, why chinese mothers are superior.
626 912 194 265 1319 1156 1260 1047 1223 477 1419 1472 1302 771 969 774 937 1443 737 1214 159 707 740 483 755 988 1213 127 189 1067 64 250 1005 527