Amy Chua’s 2011 memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother has become a shorthand for pushy parenting,but some psychologists claim her extreme methods amount to psychological abuse. Are they really the best way to acquire children ‘work, try tough and believe you can succeed’?Four years ago, or Amy Chua published a parenting memoir in which she admitted steering her two daughters towards success with such a firm hand and ferocious tongue that child psychologists lined up to warn against the consequences: self-image problems,conflicted relationships with parents, a propensity to develop psychiatric issues ... Chua was called abusive and received death threats. Shredded copies of her bestseller arrived in her post. But now she has found a surprising advocate of what she called “Chinese mothering”. David Cameron has said he wants to incorporate the key tenets of her approach into social policy. He even smuggled the book’s title – Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother – into his speech on Monday. Related: Amy Chua: 'I'm going to take all your stuffed animals and burn them!' Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com