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Summary Of The Book
In Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua introduces her readers to her own parenting methodology. The author criticises the Western way of dealing with kids, which allows them a childhood of fun and games, and she also looks down upon junk food and Facebook, as these aspects are detrimental to the future lives of children.
While the Western notion is that children must be allowed to explore their own creative sides and encouraged, owing nothing to their parents when they grow up, the Chinese are of the view that children are the parents’ responsibilities and it is up to the parents to turn them into skilled, confident, and gifted individuals. Even if that “gift” is forced upon them, once they grace it, they will start loving it, and it will prove to be beneficial to them once they step out into the world.
Some of the parenting techniques she describes have been lashed at and condemned. For instance, the author details how she refused her daughter water breaks or bathroom breaks until she perfected a piece on her piano. Eventually, the child masters it. The kids were not allowed sleepovers, playdates, or roles in school plays. Instead, they were made to prepare for the future. At one instance, on receiving a handmade birthday card from her daughter, she snubbed her by telling that she could have put in more thought and effort into it and she even told the child that she didn’t want it. ISBN - 9781408828984
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Pages : 272
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