Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
English
Argumentative Essay Which parenting style will lead to a child becoming successful and stable in life? Many argue about the answer to this question. There are four main types of parenting styles. There’s authoritarian parenting which follows a set of strict rules and doesn’t necessarily nurture the child; apathetic towards their emotions, demanding a sort of blind obedience from the child. Authoritative parenting which takes a more moderate approach; setting high standards, nurtures, and responds to the child’s emotions. Permissive parenting which is reluctant to impose rules and standards, preferring to allow kids to regulate themselves. Finally, there’s the hands-off parenting in which the parent doesn’t involve themselves in much of the child’s life; in serious cases leads to the child being neglected. Out of these four main parenting styles, authoritative parents raise the most successful, well-adjusted children. An individual’s emotional stability has a lot to do with the way that individual was raised. A child raised by an authoritative parent is more likely to be emotionally stable. They were raised to be high-achieving and also be completely supported by the parent. An authoritarian parent expects the child to never fail, and when they do, there is little to no comforting. They tend to yell more often than other parents, possibly degrading the child so that they can’t fail again. That can cause a child to have psychological issuses. Authoritarian parents would oppose the argument by saying that even authoritative parenting can lead to children with psychological issuses. While this can be true, it may not be the parents that have caused the issue. However, degrading your child can cause those issues. In the memior, Battle Hymn of the Tiger mother, Amy Chua says, “I told her to stop being lazy, cowardly, self-indulgent, and pathetic.”(pg.61) Amy Chua is seen as an authoritarian parent. She says these things to her daughter, Lulu. Later on in
Argumentative Essay Which parenting style will lead to a child becoming successful and stable in life? Many argue about the answer to this question. There are four main types of parenting styles. There’s authoritarian parenting which follows a set of strict rules and doesn’t necessarily nurture the child; apathetic towards their emotions, demanding a sort of blind obedience from the child. Authoritative parenting which takes a more moderate approach; setting high standards, nurtures, and responds to the child’s emotions. Permissive parenting which is reluctant to impose rules and standards, preferring to allow kids to regulate themselves. Finally, there’s the hands-off parenting in which the parent doesn’t involve themselves in much of the child’s life; in serious cases leads to the child being neglected. Out of these four main parenting styles, authoritative parents raise the most successful, well-adjusted children. An individual’s emotional stability has a lot to do with the way that individual was raised. A child raised by an authoritative parent is more likely to be emotionally stable. They were raised to be high-achieving and also be completely supported by the parent. An authoritarian parent expects the child to never fail, and when they do, there is little to no comforting. They tend to yell more often than other parents, possibly degrading the child so that they can’t fail again. That can cause a child to have psychological issuses. Authoritarian parents would oppose the argument by saying that even authoritative parenting can lead to children with psychological issuses. While this can be true, it may not be the parents that have caused the issue. However, degrading your child can cause those issues. In the memior, Battle Hymn of the Tiger mother, Amy Chua says, “I told her to stop being lazy, cowardly, self-indulgent, and pathetic.”(pg.61) Amy Chua is seen as an authoritarian parent. She says these things to her daughter, Lulu. Later on in