Subject: English 125
Amy Chua’s “The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” had created a great controversy around the world. Many writers around the world wrote about her book and criticized her for her parenting methods. Most of the authors raised questions about Chua’s parenting methods. While reading journals, newspapers, and articles I noticed that most of the authors discussed how harsh parenting method is not the way to raise a child. When parents become strict to their children it can have a negative effect on them. Harsh parenting methods affect children both mentally and physically. Chua wrote that it is better to become strict parents in order to make them successful. I totally disagree with her. I think …show more content…
Think about a life where you have no freedom and you cannot do what you want to do. Your parents force you to do what they want you to do. Chua’s children were not able to attend a sleepover, have a play date, be in a School play, complain about not being in a school play, choose their own extracurricular activities, get any grade less than an A or not be the no.1 student in every subject except gym and drama. It affects their psychology to work with others. They have a mentality to work alone. We can clearly see that Chua’s children were not taught how to be social with other. In this world of communication it is very necessary to become social. It is always better to work in a group instead of working alone. Most successful people worked in groups because groups are more capable of solving problems than individuals. A person may become a successful student by studying alone, but after all, he has to face the real world. “Participating in a well-functioning group is really hard. It requires the ability to trust people outside your kinship circle, read intonation and moods, …show more content…
It affects their mentality. Amy Chua’s parenting style might help her to raise successful children but the statistics show that raising children strictly harms their psychological condition. Most of the time children cannot become successful because of their parent’s harsh behavior. Parents should behave as a friend with their children and show them the right path of