Remember the good old days, when you’d come home from school, throw your backpack down in the front hall, grab some freshly baked cookies from the kitchen, and then go into the basement to drill yourself in mathematical equations until you lost vision in your right eye and threw up? No? Well, Yale professor Amy Chua’s kids can fill you in.
Recently, the Wall Street Journal published a section from Amy Chua’s new book, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” about her parenting techniques, in an article titled “Why Chinese Parents are Superior.” She explains, in detail, her rules for her two daughters. The article's blown up on the internet.
The phrase “tough love” doesn’t really begin to cover it. For example, Chua denies her seven-year-old child water, food and bathroom breaks until she learns a piano piece. Her kids aren’t allowed to have sleepovers, participate in after-school activities, or earn grades lower than an A.
