Summary Of Tiger Mother Serial Reflections On Parenthood By Tina Griego

In her article “Tiger Mother Stirs Reflections on Parenthood,” Tina Griego discusses the effects time, class, and culture have one’s parenting. Griego describes the effects of Chua’s article as “churning of the parental waters.” She discusses the ways in which her grandmothers’ parenting styles might be similar to Chua’s both in confidence and premise: the fun of childhood may not last, but “if you’ve taught them well, they will succeed and…take care of you.” This she believes to be culturally shaped. The U.S., however, is not a place where this notion is sustainable. Parents must balance the effects culture, time and class have. Oftentimes, we find the influence of these to vary – increasing and decreasing their sway on us. Griego believes