Analysis Of Amy Chua's Article 'Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior'

What becomes ethical and what becomes necessary for success? These are the two major forces driving, parenting techniques today. Raising a successful child becomes an important matter as numerous controversial opinions concerning parenting spring up from time to time. Amy Chua, in her article, “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior”, argues that to a great extent that the Tiger Mom approach to parenting is the best way to raise a successful child. In contrast, her western critics believe that nurturing a child’s self esteem propels them into a world where they want to be successful on their own. Chua’s argument is valid when she expects the best from her children because she know they can reach that potential, but she lacks empathy towards the social and behavioral aspects of being a child. This leads to a negative effect on the reader as Chua uses a very direct tone of voice
According to Chua, Chinese mothers approach their children in a direct and a strict way which enables their children to excel in their eyes. She points out that Chinese mothers spend ten times as much time with their children working on academic activities. In contrast, the western mother invests more time with their children in sports activities and developing social skills. The author believes that there are three differences that makes the Chinese mother more superior than western mother. First, Chinese parents don’t focus on their kid's attention on inner self as western parents do. Chinese parents assert that their kid's “owe them everything.” Lastly, Chinese parents are certain that they know what is best for their children, which leads to dictating their choices for