Chua writes about ‘Tiger Mother,’ but what about ‘Tiger Children?’

Amy Chua's Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is getting slammed by critics. Food for thought: it is easier to restrain noble stallions than to prod reluctant mules but, perhaps before practising her snarl, every mother should first determine whether the bes

WASHINGTON, D.C.—It has been amusing to read the ongoing buzz regarding Amy Chua's Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Commentary has usually been the predictable "viewing with alarm" by a chattering class that believes nurturing children is to be done with constant praise/encouragement...

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