What Does China Think of the Tiger Mother?

March 11, 2011 - Amy Chua, author of "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," quipped that when her book about strict parenting came out in China, it was perceived as normal.

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[dilegentelectron]

I'm Chinese. I have heard of her book and no Chinese that I know gives a shit about her book.

[LioraLand]

I live in beijing and have never seen more depressed, lifeless and soulless children. Their whole worlds are circumscribed by parental control. I feel sorry for them. And my Homeschooled kids do, too- twice as much!

[kazakhstanmkj]

@Hadra568 i hate women like her, people like her, such as also with Amy Tan. typically bitch promoting her dumb fuck shit. probably has contracts to make money off it and teaching people dumb shit.

[kazakhstanmkj]

@dilegentelectron of course, she just wants to promote she stupid propaganda, cash in mad giver herself and ego boost claiming herself as Chinese. it is fare more depressing then impressive for her career move.

[dilegentelectron]

@xInterlude No, the Chinese don't view it as normal. This lady is not even real Chinese. She can't even speak Chinese. She only wants her book to sell well.

[xInterlude]

@WhiteBlueTiger88 well I would like to have her at the end of the book as a mother, where she realizes how 'Chinese' and 'Western' parenting are both not the be all and end all :)

[xInterlude]

@dilegentelectron that's kind of the point of the video, that China (or rather, Chinese people) perceive this behavior as normal...

[hayleymbieber]

@LioraLand they go to my school and are just the opposite...wanna meet them before you judge?

[WhiteBlueTiger88]

We could agree that piano and violin are "things for rich people" so not everyone could take their roads! But I think strict parenting could be almost a benefit for children. For sure, forbid to go to the bathroom during practicing is a bit extreme but if we consider only school performances Amy Chua has my greates accolade. I was like Sophia in my childhood but when I went to the high school my performances went down. I wish I could have had a mother like her. PS: I write from Europe and I'm 23

[yoyuepz]

@lenangjf Excuse! The thing is its yourself. Excellence is not a ACT but an HABIT

[Hadra568]

I watched about 30 seconds of this video and wanted to smack her.

[lenangjf]

@TheCoolfez I agree with you. If they didn't earn that much (both parents being professors and all) I don't think Amy would have the capability in the first place to invest so much in their children's future in music. I daresay that they are just lucky their ancestors worked so hard, Amy too, so there is no problem drilling whatever knowledge in the sisters. I want to learn the piano and couldn't due to a poorer family background, but it is probably late now anyway.