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margocandela 's review for:
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
by Amy Chua
It took me a while to get around to reading Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother because all the media coverage it got when it came out. While Amy Chua comes off as unfeeling and super hardcore when it comes to making sure her kids do what she thinks they should do, she writes with humor that isn't necessarily "haha" funny, but has plenty of self-awareness. She knows she's hardcore by not coddling her girls with "second place is just as good as first" and she makes no apologies for it.
I suspect Ms. Chua might be one of those dinner party guests who can stop a conversation cold with one of her "funny" parenting stories, but she has a point. Children are children who should be treated as such and sometimes, hopefully most of the time, their parents do know what's best and have those best interests at heart.
Being the parent to one kid who complains endlessly about having to put in practice time at the piano (only 30 minutes, not the multiple hours Chua made her daughters do), I know that while he might not like me much when he has to do it, in the end he'll be happy he's learning a pretty nifty skill. By the time he can show off his piano playing to girls he might even thank me.
I suspect Ms. Chua might be one of those dinner party guests who can stop a conversation cold with one of her "funny" parenting stories, but she has a point. Children are children who should be treated as such and sometimes, hopefully most of the time, their parents do know what's best and have those best interests at heart.
Being the parent to one kid who complains endlessly about having to put in practice time at the piano (only 30 minutes, not the multiple hours Chua made her daughters do), I know that while he might not like me much when he has to do it, in the end he'll be happy he's learning a pretty nifty skill. By the time he can show off his piano playing to girls he might even thank me.