Amy Chua Chinese Mothers

'Tiger Mom' Speaks Out Against Critics

Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Amy Chua Parenting, Amy Chua Tiger Mother, Video, Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Parents-Teens, Tiger Mom, Amy Chua Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Parents-Kids, Amy Chua, Amy Chua Tiger Mom, Parents News

"Tiger Mom" Amy Chua is continuing to ruffle feathers with her controversial parenting style that discourages praise of mediocre efforts and overindul...

Read Whole Story

Mouse Mother

Julie Gerstenblatt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Jewish Mothers, Amy Chua, Tiger Mother, Scarsdale Moms, Jewish Mom, Jewish Moms, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Tiger-Mother-Satire, Comedy News

A lot of people wonder how it is that Jewish parents raise such stereotypically successful kids.

Read Post

Battle Hymn of the Bookworm Mother

Celeste Ng | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amy Chua Parenting, Chinese Mothers, Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Importance of Reading, Amy Chua, Parenting, Tiger Mother, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Books News

As I contemplate my son's future, I have to admit there's one thing that might wake my inner tiger. There's only one thing my son could do that would really disappoint me: not liking reading.

Read Post

Battle Hymn of the Gefilte Fish Wife

Deborah Copaken Kogan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amy Chua Tiger Mother, Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Tiger Mother Spoofs, Jewish Mothers, Amy Chua, Tiger Mother, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Jewish Wives, Comedy News

A lot of people wonder how Jewish wives manage to raise such spineless husbands. Here are some things my husband, Melvin, was never allowed to do.

Read Post

Tiger Mom Is A Scaredy Cat

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Amy Chua, Parenting, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua Parenting, Chinese Mothers, Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Tiger Mom, Parenting Children, American Values, Amy Chua Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua Chinese Mom, Tiger Mother, American Parenting, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Chinese Moms, Chinese Moms, Healthy Living News

This storyline is no longer about a Chinese-American mother and her parenting style. This narrative has exposed a raw nerve about the current zeitgeist of parenting and how best to raise our children in 21st-century America.

Read Post

Balancing Eastern And Western Parenting Styles

Judith Acosta | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Amy Chua, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua Tiger Mother, Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Tiger Mother, Tiger Moms, Parenting, Healthy Living News

At the same time American parents have been engaged in animated debate about traditional Asian parenting, parents in Taiwan are about to be exposed to an American-born concept.

Read Post

What I Love About The Tiger Mom

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Tiger-Mom, Amy Chua, Amy Chua Parenting, Amy Chua Tiger Mother, Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Parenting, Amy-Chua-Chinese-Moms, Healthy Living News

In a culture of parenting that is sorely lacking that kind of conviction, I think all parents can learn a few things about raising their children from this Tiger Mom.

Read Post

Amy Chua Vs. The Talmud

Michael Levy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: China, Amy Chua Parenting, Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Jewish Mothers, Tiger Mothres, Amy Chua Religion, Talmud, Talmud Parenting, Religion News

There is no one way to parent. There is no one correct answer. Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah were not Tiger Mothers.

Read Post

What Tiger Mothers Do Wrong (And Right)

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Amy Chua Parenting, Amy Chua Tiger Mother, Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Chinese American Mother, Amy Chua, Tiger Mother, Tiger Mother Amy Chua, Chinese American Mothers, Amy Chua Wall Street Journal, Parenting, Healthy Living News

Chua's story both mesmerized and appalled me. Reading it is like driving past a horrific car accident and wondering whether anyone survived.

Read Post

Reassessing Motherhood

Carol Howard Merritt | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Religion, Motherhood, Amy Chua, Christianity, Parenting, Self-Esteem, Pastors, Mothers, Parenting Advice, Parenthood, Amy Chua Parenting, Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Love, Amy Chua Tiger Mother, Healthy Living News

What is the most important in our parenting? What do we want for children? Is it success? Is it happiness? Is it something else?

Read Post

Is Chua's 'Tiger Mother' Approach Ethically Bankrupt?

Betty Jamie Chung, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Amy Chua Tiger Mother, Tiger Mom, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Amy Chua, Parenting, Tiger Mother Amy Chua, Amy Chua Tiger Mom, Chinese Mothers, Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Chinese Mothers Superior, Amy Chua Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua Chinese Moms, Chinese Mothers Amy Chua, Chinese Moms Amy Chua, Tiger Mom Amy Chua, Amy Chua, Chinese Moms Superior, Tiger Mother, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Healthy Living News

Where does Chua's book address the ethical self? How is she teaching her children to deal with other people? Have we missed something vital in defining success in child rearing?

Read Post

Chua, Baby

Mark Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

While my self-esteem couldn't be detected by an atomic microscope, I did regard myself as a sure thing in some future Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog eating contest.

Read Post

Superior Mother Or Successful Marshal?

Tracey Jackson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Amy Chua Parenting, Why-Chinese-Mothers-Are-Superior, Chinese Mothers, Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Controversy, Kids, Superior Chinese Mothers, Chinese Culture, Amy Chua, Parenting, Healthy Living News

If you want to make people a little upset, say something mean about their husband. If you want to make them angry, pick on their pets. If you want them to attack you from all sides, criticize their parenting.

Read Post

Amy Chua Sets Off Firestorm With 'Chinese Mother' Essay

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amy Chua Tiger Mother, Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Tiger Mom, Amy Chua, Parenting, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Tiger Mother, Amy Chua Essay, Amy Chua Chinese Mother, Chinese Parenting, Books News

When Amy Chua published a list of things her children "were never allowed to do" growing up, including "attend a sleepover," "watch TV or play compute...

Read Whole Story

Rousing The Tiger Mother Inside Me

Amy Gutman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Amy Chua, Parenting Advice, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Inspiration, Chinese Mothers, Amy Chua Tiger Mother, Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Tigher Mothers, Healthy Living News

Long after we've grown and left home, we continue, in a sense, to act as our own moms and dads, urging on as we strive to meet our goals. How we talk to ourselves really does matter.

Read Post

Are Chinese Mothers Superior? You Can Decide for Yourself

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

Basically Amy Chua wrote the book we didn't. Which means my own Tiger Mother was right: my laziness was going to be my "downfall" one day.

Read Post

The Question No One Is Asking In The Tiger Mom Debate

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Amy Chua, Parenting, Chinese Mothers, Chinese Mothers Superior, Chinese Mothers Amy Chua, Healthy Living News

How do you define success for your kids? This is what the Tiger Mom debate boils down to. What do we want for our children, and what does their success (or lack thereof) mean for our own identities?

Read Post

Ayelet Waldman Blasts Amy Chua In Defense Of Western Moms

The Wall Street Journal | AYELET WALDMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Ayelet Waldman Western Moms, Ayelet Waldman Chinese Mothers, Amy Chua Ayelet Waldman, Amy Chua, Ayelet Waldman in Defense Of, Ayelet Waldman Western Mothers, Amy Chua Wall Street Journal, Home News

Here are some of the things that my four children of a Jewish mother were always allowed to do: • Quit the piano and the violin, especially if th...

Read Whole Story

Chinese Mothers Controversy: Why Amy Chua Is Wrong About Parenting

Christine Carter, PhD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Chinese Mothers, Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Chinese Mothers Superior, Chinese Mother, Chinese Mothers Amy Chua, Amy Chua, Parenting, Healthy Living News

Chua's argument goes against years of scientific research into what makes kids truly happy -- and successful -- in life. Moreover, it rests on a faulty premise.

Read Post

Chinese Moms Vs. Jewish Moms: Who Is Mother Superior?

Wendy Sachs | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Motherhood, Parenting, Jewish Mom, Chinese Mom, Chinese Mothers, Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Children, Jewish Mothers, Raising Children, Amy Chua, Moms, Healthy Living News

Should Jewish moms become more like Chinese moms? Maybe. As long as we can hold on to the playdates, sleepovers, open debating and sleepaway camp.

Read Post

Will Chinese Mothers Win The Parenting Prize?

Kate Fridkis | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Parenting Techniques, Chinese Mothers Are Superior, Piano Prodigies, Parenting Styles, Raising Children, Amy Chua, Chinese Mothers, Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Chinese Mothers Superior, Parenting, Healthy Living News

Chua explains that Chinese mothers (and parents from other non-white American cultural groups) think about children differently. They think about potential, rather than protection.

Read Post