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January 11, 2011

A Strict Chinese Mom Claims 'Chinese' Parents Are Better Than 'Western' Ones — Is This Not Crazy?

Amy Chua, a self-proclaimed ‘Chinese’ mother, sets up some ludicrous ground rules for her children, but she says her parenting technique is superior to any Westerners way. Read and be blown away.
Amy Chua was raised by very strict Chinese parents who molded her into a one of those “stereotypically successful kids” who end up being “math whizzes” and “music prodigies,” she writes in an essay titled “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.” But instead of leaving that parenting model behind and following the “Western” way of raising kids, Amy decided to become another Chinese dragon mom! Could you ever be this strict?

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