![]() A “Western American mother” can be from as far west as Hawaii or from as northeast as Maine then there is everyone in between. ” Although she states there are several studies that support this theory, I would not put too much credence in this particular study since the pool is too small and there are a lot of “Western American mothers” with different style of parenting. In this same chapter she references a study where “50 Western American mothers and 48 Chinese immigrant mothers” were polled on the role of parents in children’s academic success with “70% of Western mothers believed ‘stressing academic success is not good for the children’ or ‘parents need to foster the idea that learning is fun’” versus nearly “0% of the Chinese mothers felt the same way. Just as “Western parents” would not be an appropriate label to place on every parent from Western countries. She is quick to point out in the first chapter, entitled “The Chinese Mother,” that she uses the term “loosely” as it would be ridiculous to try to assume that every mother from China is a like a tiger mom. This is a book about Amy Chua’s experiences in raising her two daughters, Sophia and Luisa (Lulu), in what she believes is the “Chinese mother” style of parenting. ![]() In reading “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom” by Amy Chua, I was surprised how Chua shared in detail about her life journey as a parent and raising two children. ![]()
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