Of Tiger Mommies and Asian Parenting!
The subject of parenting holds an almost magnetic attraction for me and I am instantly riveted to any book , article or discussion on it. Amy Chua's controversial book and the stupendous hype it created stirred me as a parent. Being an Asian parent myself who gave birth and briefly brought up my son in London, and now staying in Singapore, a country Eastern in its values (predominantly Chinese ) but completely cosmopolitan in its lifestyle, has, given me a valuable insight into how different races bring up their children. The disparities between the Asian and Western approach to parenting are huge and needless to say there is a disconnect in how one set of parents looks at the others' parenting style. It is difficult to say whose methodology is better. We see Asian children excelling at academics and generally do not need any extra incentives to attend University unlike their Western peers. But at the same time it is notable that the most successful entrepreneurs of our times...