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Negative Effects Of Tiger Parenting. However unlike supportive parents tiger parents also scored high on negative parenting dimensions. Tiger parenting has been blamed for high rates of suicide in East Asia particularly South Korea which has some of the highest suicide rates in the developed world. Children of tiger parents reported higher rates of depressive symptoms than children with easygoing or supportive parents as well as high levels of academic pressure and feelings of alienation from parents. Regardless of cultural difference Kims study indicates that certain tiger parenting techniques such as yelling blaming and bringing up past mistakes should be avoided to.
According to Kim tiger parenting is therefore not as effective as Chua makes out in her book. Tiger parenting has been blamed for high rates of suicide in East Asia particularly South Korea which has some of the highest suicide rates in the developed world. Children of tiger parents reported higher rates of depressive symptoms than children with easygoing or supportive parents as well as high levels of academic pressure and feelings of alienation from parents. This means that their positive parenting strategies co-exist with negative parenting strategies. Tiger moms push their kids to succeed through strict parenting and although it works it also causes deep psychological harm. Tiger Mom may have drawn strong criticism and debate on Chinese harsh parenting ways but she has also drawn peoples great attention on the issue of parenting once again.
Wang and her co-authors show the findings from the sample of Chinese students are consistent with those from the Western students.
The Tiger Mom has offered an easier way for the Western to explore the parenting world of the Chinese. However this could lead to the child becoming depressed and having anxiety. Tiger parents are engaging in some positive parenting behaviors. Authoritarian parenting generally has a negative connotation like the parent is the ruthless dictator using a my way or the highway or children are to be seen not heard approach Parker. Children of tiger parents develop more aggression and depression research shows. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Amy Chuas controversial 2011 book advocates a highly controlling and often punitive style of parenting.