In the article “Poor Little Tiger Cub” author Paul Tullis discusses the results of a 10-year study conducted by University of Texas Professor Su Yeong Kim about the results of different methods of parenting by Asian-American families. The study shows that children of “tiger” parents had lower academic achievement and a greater rate of depression in the long run than parents who practice “authoritative” style of parenting by being open to negotiation and are supportive while being responsive and firm whose children achieved the greatest rate of overall success in both achievement and emotional well-being.
When [Amy] Chua’s book first hit the transom, Su Yeong Kim thought, “Oh my God! I actually have data for this!” An associate professor of human development and family sciences at the University of Texas, Kim had been following more than 300 Asian-American families for a decade when the book came out. In March, she published her results; they will no doubt surprise Chua and her admirers. Children of parents whom Kim classified as “tiger” had lower academic achievement and attainment—and greater psychological maladjustment—and family alienation, than the kids of parents characterized as “supportive” or “easygoing.” [Read More]