Response to Chinese Mothers post

Honestly, I found this article "Why Chinese Mothers are Superior" by Amy Chua,  interesting and shocking about the way Chinese parents are and how they treat their children. i found one interesting quote she put at the end.

Western parents try to respect their children's individuality, encouraging them to pursue their true passions, supporting their choices, and providing positive reinforcement and a nurturing environment. By contrast, the Chinese believe that the best way to protect their children is by preparing them for the future, letting them see what they're capable of, and arming them with skills, work habits and inner confidence that no one can ever take away.

I understand that Western parents are different from Chinese parents- every parent is no matter what race. However, I sort of don't agree that Western parents are always like that; some are hard on their kids because they want them to succeed and when their children fail, they do not always sit there and say in a clam voice, "It's okay. try harder next time." The parents would definitely be upset about the child getting a failing grade and be hard on them like how she describes the Chinese parents.

I can not really relate to the article itself so I'm not sure if she may be lying about some things of Chinese parents or not.  However, it is very interesting how the Chinese are very strict- crazy strict. I think it is crazy for them to push their kids to be their best, especially at a young age. To call their kids "lazy" is one thing, but to call them "stupid" , "wrong", or "pathetic" is going way too far. I feel that that is wrong for the author to call her kid those names because she gave up. I understand she was trying to encourage Lulu to keep playing the piano, but calling her names only brings her confidence down. Plus, the daughter is seven years old- at that time, many kids may not be sure what they want to do or may want to do other things.

In conclusion, I don't necessarily agree on what Chua says about parents, especially Western parents. However, I feel that her strategy on being a Chinese parent is not really good for the relationship between the parent and the child. The child should have at least a decent relationship with their parent and should not have to really be forced to do anything they want to do. It's sad how Chinese children have to really focus on academics and stick to Chinese traditions and are not be able to do anything fun.