The first major study of tiger moms is out

The kids have worse grades, and they are more depressed and more alienated from their parents.

When Amy Chua’s book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother came out in 2011, it sparked  controversy among many people but especially psychologists and experts in  child development. The book, they felt, had lodged in the culture certain stereotypes about an Asian parenting style that was not well-studied or well-understood and certainly not ready to be held up as some kind of model.

Unsurprising, really.  Most "philosophies" advocating parenting styles, diet choices, wealth building seem to gain popularity before there is much, if any, science to support them.

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Kids of Tiger Moms Get Worse Grades and Are More Depressed
When Amy Chua’s book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother came out in 2011, it sparked  controversy among many people but especially psychologists and experts in  child development. The book, they felt, had lodged in the culture certain stereotypes about an Asian parenting style that was not well-studied or well-understood…

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