![]() ![]() Addressing her own generalizations, she notes that “Chinese mother” is shorthand for any parents (usually first or second-generation immigrants) who don’t want to raise shiftless, entitled kids. To get good at anything you have to work, and children on their own never want to work…,” () explains Chua, who was born and raised in America by Chinese parents of the same ilk. “What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you’re good at it. The girls have two hours of Mandarin instruction every day, followed by math drills and hours of music practice. She forbids play dates, sleepovers, sports, school plays, or grades below an A. She would be offended if we described her methodology as simply strict. Chua chronicles her battle to rear two American daughters in the traditional Chinese method-that is, hard ass. Amy Chua’s memoir gives society plenty to debate about raising kids. ![]()
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