It seems like everyone has an opinion on Tiger Mom these days. Including me (I guess).
I’ve been invited by The Today show (not that one), China Radio International’s flagship news magazine program to participate in a special panel discussion inspired by the Amy Chua’s controversial book, “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” to speak on “Eastern” vs. “Western” parenting styles.
Being a product of a Chinese mother myself, I guess I have some personal experiences to form an opinion on the subject.
You won't catch this across my chest
Other speakers include:
Anna Lau, a clinical psychologist UCLA and Ming Lai, co-founder of Peekabook House, an English-Chinese Children’s Library in Beijing.
The roundtable will be broadcasted on:
Thursday, January 27, 6pm-7pm US Pacific Time and Friday, January 28 from 10am-11am Beijing Time.
For the web-savvy (which I know you all are), check the broadcast out here:
http://english.cri.cn/cribb/index.htm
And it will be archived here:
http://english.cri.cn/cribb/programs/today.htm
For more info, check out the Today show site here.
BTW: What are YOUR thoughts on this whole deal?
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I guess I will save the deconstruction for my own blog as I don’t want to clutter up this area with my jabber but I will say this — she’s a smart cookie, this is for sure, but I think her attempt at stirring the pot for the sake of financial gains really shines through. Her attempt at stating that her book is just a “memoir” does not dull this shine one bit, and in the end, the only ones who will suffer from any of this are her children. She can try to back-paddle all she wants but in the end, this book shows us what kind of a person she really is. She is not representative of Asian mothers out there, and in no way shape or form should she even think her voice is echoed.