Does tiger parenting work?
Friday, February 18, 2011
There's been a lot of discussion over the past few weeks about tiger parenting. To be more specific, tiger mothers who, for the most part, are Chinese mothers. The main reason comes from a book about child raising written by Amy Chau, a Yale law professor, and self- described "tiger mother." She wrote about such politically incorrect tactics as forcing her 7-year-old daughter to practice a certain song on the piano for hours on end, right through dinner into the night, with no breaks for water or even the bathroom until she had learned how to play the piece.