Tiger parenting

WHY TIGER PARENTING HINDERS CHILD REARING IN U.S
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Introduction
Despite the fact that many people in US are advocating for strict from of parenting as a means to achieve good end for their children, few know its negative repercussions with regard to child rearing. This form of parenting also known as tiger parenting should be abandoned due to its negative aspects on children. Tiger parenting is a phrase used to express the parental concern in using strict and tough means for their children to excel at school (Santrock, 2008, 135). For instance, the tiger mother or father may require his child not to get anything below an A in his or her academic achievement.
The exacting standards and requirements for tiger parents is that their children become regularly among the best in academic performance. In an endeavor to achieve that purpose, such a parent usually utilizes a work regime that is strict. They may also go on to insist that the children utilizes their spare time in studying or doing musical practice. Tiger approach in parenting emanated from the assumption that using a strict strategy in parenting leads to top performance among children. This is concerning academic, musical prowess or a later professional success in their life.
The tiger approach to parenting received more attention when Chua (2011) a law professor released a book entitled the battle Hymn of the tiger mother . This book which was actually the author’s memoir was concerned on her tiger parenting style, which aroused global debate with regard to the merits and demerits of an extremely strict approach to parenting. In particular, Amy Chua advocated for a parenting strategy that was very strict in an endeavor to achieve specific goals for children. Although she argues that the use of this strategy proved successful in raising her own children, the publication of this book a roused much controversy and debate in 2011.
The issue of whether this type of parenting is effective or not in achieving academic and professional excellence has itself been controversial. For instance, recent studies articulate that children who are subjected to regular pressure in achieving excellence in most cases develops symptoms of depression and being anxious (Deater, 2013, 77). This paper discusses why tiger approach to parenting hinders child rearing in America.
Discussion
According to Juang, tiger parenting emanated from Chinese behavior (Juang, 2013, 5). Moreover, the emphasis in this type of parenting is raising children that are academically successful and not necessarily those that are well adjusted, happy, creative or those that are self determined. Success in the sense of tiger parenting is achieving an extremely high standard of social acceptable activities. Tiger parenting approach is also based on outcomes that are visible. Apparently, it does not focus on building a child’s self esteem, learning to love, establishing really friendship and so on. Although this does not translate that children raised under tiger parenting are devoid of such experiences, it should be noted that this type of parenting is not concerned on these aspects at al.
There are however, some individuals who observe that tiger parents should be praised for their inflexible high standards, domineering and strict parents. According to such critics, the current depiction of tiger parenting is excessively negative. This is because many children raised this way have been smart, and successful in academic and professional aspects. Being strict on their children to achieve greatness is just but an expression of love to their children (Liu, 2013).
In carefully evaluating an individual’s life and his or her whole experience as a human being, you will find that a tiger approach to parenting is quite problematic. Success according to Chua’s parenting method contains many diverging paths and may not have a specific outcome. Significant success ought to be a companied by happiness, love, and self-fulfillment. It should also be taken into considerat...