This book was recommended to me for our summer book exchange by Andrea. I really enjoyed reading the book. It made me think about different parenting styles and what I hope to do as a parent. I agree and disagree with different aspects of her parenting. For example: I disagree with calling your children garbage. I agree with no sleepovers, playing an instrument, and getting good grades.
One of the my favorite parts was at the end when she talked about the reception of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Initially, people were really mad at some of the things she said to her children and few had nice things to say about it. Now, it seems, there are plenty of people that have had positive reactions to the book (it does have almost 4 stars on Goodreads).
So here is my question: On a scale of 1 to 10 how much of a tiger parent do you want to be?
I know many of you have read the book and I would love to hear your thoughts.
(I am also curious as to what other parenting books you have enjoyed.)
I want to be a 7.
ReplyDeleteNow that my children are grown, I would like to be less than a Tiger Mother to them. But I think when you were all growing up, I was about an 8.4.
ReplyDeleteI want to be an 8 or a 9. Another book which takes a very different approach, but which I also loved, was The Blessings of a Skinned Knee. And then there's Love and Logic, which is classic. But my all-time favorite book on parenting is the Book of Mormon.
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