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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

2024/9/24
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Amy Chua's memoir, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," details her strict parenting style, which she calls "tiger parenting." The book sparked controversy upon its release, with many questioning the long-term effects of such a rigid upbringing.
  • Amy Chua's daughters seem supportive of her parenting methods.
  • The book focuses on Chua's daughters, Sophia and Louisa ("Lulu").
  • Lulu's teenage rebellion against the strict parenting is a central theme.

Shownotes Transcript

A memoir about parenting very badly and then getting weirdly defensive when anyone asks you about it.

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Sources:

  • Effects of Authoritative Parental Control on Child Behavior, Child Development)
  • Types of Parenting Styles and Effects On Children)
  • Does “Tiger Parenting” Exist? Parenting Profiles of Chinese Americans and Adolescent Developmental Outcomes)
  • Associations of parenting dimensions and styles with externalizing problems of children and adolescents: An updated meta-analysis)
  • Do the associations of parenting styles with behavior problems and academic achievement vary by culture? Results from a meta-analysis)
  • Parenting Styles: A Closer Look at a Well-Known Concept)
  • Impact of Behavioral Inhibition and Parenting Style on Internalizing and Externalizing Problems from Early Childhood through Adolescence)
  • The One Weird Trait That Predicts Whether You’re a Trump Supporter)
  • Investigating Correlates of Self-Regulation in Early Childhood with a Representative Sample of English-Speaking American Families)
  • Amy Chua thinks identity politics on both sides are to blame.)
  • How the 'Tiger Mom' Convinced the Author of Hillbilly Elegy to Write His Story)

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