Post by Nikkol on Jan 14, 2011 11:40:27 GMT -5
Is Extreme Parenting Effective?
Mark Weaver
All parents wish the best for their children. But how should they go about it?
The Wall Street Journal published an essay titled “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” in which Amy Chua, a professor at Yale Law School, argues that tough love is the key to raising successful children. Her parenting methods include never allowing her two daughters to "attend a sleepover, have a play date, be in a school play, complain about not being in a school play, watch TV or play computer games, choose their own extracurricular activities, get any grade less than an A."
These measures may strike most parents as extreme. Some commentators note that such an approach may come out of a perhaps naïve belief that parents can indeed have control over their children.
What are the effects of a parenting style that is so demanding? Does strict control of a child's life lead to greater success or can it be counterproductive?
Any thoughts?
Mark Weaver
All parents wish the best for their children. But how should they go about it?
The Wall Street Journal published an essay titled “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” in which Amy Chua, a professor at Yale Law School, argues that tough love is the key to raising successful children. Her parenting methods include never allowing her two daughters to "attend a sleepover, have a play date, be in a school play, complain about not being in a school play, watch TV or play computer games, choose their own extracurricular activities, get any grade less than an A."
These measures may strike most parents as extreme. Some commentators note that such an approach may come out of a perhaps naïve belief that parents can indeed have control over their children.
What are the effects of a parenting style that is so demanding? Does strict control of a child's life lead to greater success or can it be counterproductive?
Any thoughts?
