Analysis Of Extreme Parenting

Extreme Parenting In the contemporary world, parenting is a difficult job. Different parenting styles will result in different outcomes. Amy Chua, an author who published a controversial article about parenting her children in an “authoritarian” way. Authoritarian parenting is a way to restrict your children away from participating in any activities besides academic-related. She believes academics are more important than everything else so she does not let her children choose their own extracurricular activities and get any grade less than A. I personally disagree with Amy Chua’s assertion that an ‘authoritarian’ parenting style is superior to other parenting styles. The ‘authoritarian’ parenting style limits children’s potential and development
Cs and Ds do not make us worse people but it is just a sign represents that we need to find a good solution and we have much room to improve. Therefore, parent should provide assistance when they are overcoming failure, instead of telling them just to study more. Western parenting is compelling illustration of not forcing children to get A’s, but let the kids themselves figure out how to improve their grades as well as make adjustment from downs. Western parents are more likely to give more care and encouragement to their kids even the kids can’t meet their expectation. In the article “America’s Top Parent”, Kolbert claims that, “Americans have been told always to encourage their kids. This, the theory goes will improve their self esteem, and this, in turn, will help them learn.”(1) Encouragement should be given to the kids when they try their best because it helps the kids build up their self-esteem again. In contrast, insulting will destroy the children’s self-esteem and make them feel no hope at all. It will not make the children perform better in a long run. However, in Chua’s case, insulting and threatening does work. In the article “Mother Inferior”, Chua says, “I would threaten to burn all her stuffed animals unless she played a piano piece perfectly.”(Rosin 1) But as I read the quote, I feel the ultimate pressure, her daughters take under her parenting style. I also disagree with the threatening method she uses because it can result an extreme consequence such as suicide if the kids can’t take much pressure especially kids are mentally weak. Parent should not force them to be the best of the best but let them learn and adjust from the