Who Is Amy Chua's Essay? Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior?

The essay Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior, by the recognized lawyer and author, Amy Chua, is an essay that as the title might suggest, talks about why the Chinese way of raising children is an improved and preferable way of parenting compared to the “Western” style. Daughter of two successful and very strict Chinese immigrants to the United States, Chua herself was raised under the severe stereotypical Chinese way of parenting. She earned her credibility, and the “right” to talk about this subject by demonstrating that in fact, being raised under a strict Chinese way of parenting tends to pay off. Not only did she become successful herself, but Mrs. Chua has raised two outstanding daughters, Louisa who is currently studying History at Harvard College, and Sophia who graduated in 2015 and is currently attending Yale Law School.
After various tactics applied, such as threating Lulu, not letting her get water or use the bathroom, she finally learned the song, proving anybody who labeled Mrs. Chua’s ways of teaching as “harsh”, wrong.
Although, Amy Chua may be able to validate that practicing the stereotypical Chinese-like way of parenting has brought positive results to her family, the parenting style that she resorts to, known as authoritarian-like way of parenting, is an approach to child-rearing that is usually not associated with the best academic and emotional child outcomes. As a matter of fact, the best child outcomes are usually linked with a different style, called authoritative parenting, a style characterized by reasonable demands and high responsiveness, which usually will rear well balanced children into