NEED TO KNOW | 'Tiger Mom' Amy Chua responds to uproar | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/... Author Amy Chua talks to Alison Stewart about her new memoir and discusses the reaction to her "extreme" parenting methods. Need to Know airs Fridays on PBS. Watch full-length episodes of Need to Know at http://video.pbs.org/program/1458405365/

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[yootubeification]

Your mistake is in assuming that Amy Chua didn't love her kids. If she didn't care for them, why would she spend hours practicing piano and drilling math with them when it's SO much easier to just let them loose? You know what happens when you let your kids pursue their dreams? They end up on "Teen Mom."

[luffypirateking0]

Who loves their children more? Strict Eastern parents who devote endless hours to making sure their children achieve the best they can, or lenient Western parents who go off to watch their own TV or have their own parties instead of caring for their children?

[Sarista Celestial]

It is my experience, from living in many areas of the world, that most people are disturbed by what they find in other cultures. African parents are discussed by the Western parents indifference at letting strangers take care of their children. While Western parents are appalled by strict parenting practices. I do not believe that any one parenting skill is perfect, and so I don't think that one culture should push their beliefs on others unless serious bodily harm becomes an issue.

[Janice Ng]

I think that most, if not all, children don't like doing maths or their homework in general. Some aren't even "motivated from within" to go to school. Does that mean pushing them to go to school is pointless? Are you suggesting that we should wait till someday they wake up and realize on their own that they WANT to go to school or do their homework (if that's ever going to happen)?

[Jack Liu]

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. -- Aristotol

Chinese parents has a habits of abusing their kids. Their goal is to make their kids going to Harvard. In the past, Chinese emperor select officers by those who excels in the exams. In the past 200 years, Chinese has been thru hardships, education is a way to survive. Deep inside us, we're still anxious until our kids go to best college. This is actually slavery mindset.

Colleges like Harvard are like Jeruselum.

[916drivingbible]

she's very arrogant and even unaware or don't care either. wow.

[MommaRichey]

what if a child can truly excel at something other than that she chooses. I want excellence from my kids too. I just let them choose what they will try to excel.

[AnnaZnna]

Puh-lease, I was raised by somewhat strict Asian parents and I turned out pretty freaking great. My neighbors were raised by Tiger Parents and they turned out really great, too. It's more about consistency, being aware of your kid's personality and strengths, and really believing that your kid could achieve THEIR best. Honestly, there are fail parents in both cultures, but being loving, supportive (but realistic), and firm about discipline is congruent with every successful one. (I'm 22 btw)

[gazelle1991]

I agree that motivation comes from within but it needs the right parenting approach to unleash its power to full effect.

[gazelle1991]

She did let her kids explore what they want once she has the confidence that they know what they want and has the work ethics to pursue it. We can't let kids choose when they are not capable of choosing the right thing.

[gazelle1991]

Well, her kid did end up going to Harvard and will probably have a bright future. They have close relationships. Looks like it's working out for her.

[SiSTARAUHL]

stereotype asian. and just so everyone knows in her book she threatened her kids with no lunch or dinner because of average grades.