yana_soban

Liked this woman more than anticipated. I THOUGHT I would dislike her intensely but I felt an empathy for her. Her style: not mine. (I'm one of those home birth/nurse on demand/encourage the imagination types.)But really; all we are all doing is trying to do what we feel if the best for our children. What's the best? Who knows? What do we really want for our children? Happiness? Success? Chua says with total confidence (I think she's right on this one)that children raised the American way are NOT happier than children raised the Chinese way. Isn't this what we want. We want our children to be happy. To be happy, must we be successful? Successful what? Musicians? Lawyers? Writers? Humanitarians? Some reviewers believe that Chua is guilty of child abuse and that her children will bear the scars of this abuse throughout their lives. Maybe so. But I think most (all?) of us are guilty of the same. Haven't we all subjected our children to difficulty that was hurtful? I know I have. Was it intentional? Of course not. Neither is Chua's. She is simply raising them in a way that she believes will foster them to reach their greatest potential. A bit excessive you say? Yup. But she simply can't help herself. She's a tiger. One willing to be tamed (somewhat).

2020-09-10 01:12