Tiger Mom Article Response: Parenting Styles of Sucsess

After reading the Time article "Tiger Moms: Is Tough Parenting Really the Answer?" I asked myself what parenting style is better: American or Chinese? I came up with the response below:

      Parenting styles of success

      Western parenting is very different from traditional Chinese style parenting. Both could be argued for and agents, and both have aspects that are positive and aspects that are negative. In my opinion, Chinese style parenting is more effective and prepares children for the future. I believe this because they praise effort not ability, they enforce repetition, and expect nothing less than the best.
      Throughout my life I have heard and seen many parents of friends as well as my parents praise talent and skill,but rarely have i heard a parent praise hard work. Personally, I would rather be praised for hard work because it is something I did and controlled rather than a gift or talent. the Time article “The Truth About Tiger Moms” talks about how a Stanford psychologist, Carol Dweck, has conducted studies that proved most kids praised for talent are less likely to try something new that they could learn form than kids praised for hard work.
      Another thing that Chinese parents do that has been proved effective is repetition. In American parenting styles repetition of math or spelling in the house is very rare. I have been lucky in that throughout eight grade my parents have made me study with them. My mom would give me spelling tests and my dad would help me memorize my math facts. I was lucky, but I know that in many households schoolwork is never enforced or worked on at home. the parents stay out of the schoolwork and the child is expected to study and do homework by himself. Opposite from typical American parenting, Chinese parenting enforces repetition and classwork at home. Chua, from the article, not only enforces the schoolwork, but enforces extra curricular activities not related to school. Chines parenting also enforces the use of repetition while studying, also proved to be an effective method of learning. I believe this is a big reason American standardized test scores are far below China’s almost perfect scores.
      The final reason I believe Chinese parenting style is more effective it that Chines parents expect and accept nothing lower than the best. As a student, it is very easy to just give half effort, and still get by with okay grades if you do not have a parent pushing you. Teachers never push you as far and as well as your parents push you. Chinese parents push their children, more-so than American parents,  to do the best they can do academically, knowing that it will lead to a life of what they want to do later on. This motivates the children to study harder and focus on their schoolwork.
      Western parenting is very different form Chinese parenting. Some may say that Chinese parenting is too strict, but I believe it is just right. Chinese parenting does an excellent job of preparing children for the future by praising effort not skill, enforcing repetition, and expecting nothing less than the best. American parenting styles are weaker, do not enforce school work at the house, and are not able to expect nothing less that the best like the Chinese do, Making them less effective than Chinese style of parenting.

I realize that not all Chinese parents push their children to do what is mentioned in the response and all Americans do not parent loosely, this response was based on a broad generalization of both parenting styles.