Tiger Parenting

Tiger parenting is equal to a better future. All parents hope their children to have a better future when they grow up. In the past, these parents wanted their children to study very hard in school. This is because they believed that excellent academic results are linked with job opportunities. They considered this is the best way for their children to have a better future. The encouragement of academic excellence is typical of a tiger parenting style. Tiger parents want their children to perform better than others, and therefore tiger parents will send their children to attend tutorial classes after school to achieve satisfactory academic results. In addition, they also make their children attend many classes to learn different skills such as swimming, music, drawing and languages. In this knowledge economy, it is difficult to deny that a well educated person with many kinds of skills will have a greater chance in finding a better job. Therefore, tiger parenting equals a better future.

Obviously, parents expected their children to have a well preparation for their future career. At university, fresh graduates with a better degree and significant number of skills will have a greater opportunity to be hired by leading companies. This is the reason why tiger parents put a great expectation to force their children to study very hard to achieve excellent academic results. According to Corrigan (2011), referring to tiger mom Amy Chua and her daughters, “The success of this strategy is hard to dispute. Older daughter Sophia … for Sophia in hotel lobby bars and basement storage rooms.” .As a result, these parents believe that sending their children to tutorial classes and different extra-curricular activity classes can equip their children with a well developed base in coping with their life events and striving for a better future. Although the cost of sending children to tutorial classes and enrolling in extra-curricular activities are very high, parents think that it is worth paying because they want their children to prepare well for a better future.

Generally, pressure from parents can be a good motivation that makes children have a better performance in academic. According to Qin et al. (2012), referring to the children in their story, “In the absence of parental pressure, they (the children) often felt lost and sad.” .This shows that children need pressure from their parents to make them move forward. In fact, children will have to confront a great deal of pressure from their job or their family in the future. Thus, it is a good practice for them to handle pressure from their parents in their academic performance. If they cannot handle this low degree of pressure from the parents, it will be difficult for them to manage a higher degree of pressures from their workload when they grow up. Therefore, it is good for the children to face the pressure from their parents such that they can be well adapted for their future.

Communication is the most effective way to improve family’s harmony and thus the children will have a better metal health. Others may complain that tiger parenting is too harsh for children and their mental health may suffer. They say that children should have a happy childhood but not a childhood too full of studying. As Pappas (2012) states, “The more conflict and less cohesion in a teen 's family, the more likely they were to have poor mental health.” .That is to say, if children have poor mental health, it is due to the considerable degree of pressure from their parents on the education. However, tiger parenting is not the main reason that leads to poor mental health in children and the reason is lack of communication. If the parents explain to their children why they need to have good academic results, their children will understand the reason why they have to spend much time studying. Hence, the conflict will be reduced and the cohesion will be enhanced when they have enough communication with each other, and the children will not have the problem of poor mental health.

In conclusion, tiger parenting is not a bad parenting style for children since it is good for the children’s future. Others may argue that it is too harsh on children, but the objective of tiger parenting is hoped their children have a better future. If they have enough communication, children will know that their parents are preparing a path to success for them with a low degree of pressure to make them perform well. Therefore, tiger parenting is a more suitable way that allows children to have a blighter future and it will be better when there is a good communication among parents and children.

References: * Pappas, S. (2012, January 19). Study: 'tiger parenting ' tough on kids. Retrieved from http://www.livescience.com/18023-tiger-parenting-tough-kids.html * Qin, D.B., Chang, T., Han, E.J. and Chee G. (2012). Parent 's and children 's internal conflicts. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, (134), 35-37. * Corrigan, M. (2011, January 11). Tiger mothers: Raising children the Chinese way. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/2011/01/11/132833376/tiger-mothers-raising-children-the-chinese-way

References: * Pappas, S. (2012, January 19). Study: 'tiger parenting ' tough on kids. Retrieved from http://www.livescience.com/18023-tiger-parenting-tough-kids.html * Qin, D.B., Chang, T., Han, E.J. and Chee G. (2012). Parent 's and children 's internal conflicts. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, (134), 35-37. * Corrigan, M. (2011, January 11). Tiger mothers: Raising children the Chinese way. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/2011/01/11/132833376/tiger-mothers-raising-children-the-chinese-way