Children of tiger parents get completely different values than those of helicopter parents

2023-05-08T19:25:54.149Z

Highlights: Many parents can be divided into certain clusters and may not even know that they belong to you. Tiger parents are described in a 2011 book by U.S. professor Amy Chua. Here, the children are not patted and cared for, but raised in an authoritarian style. Children's birthday parties are something for other bellows, the grade "2" at school is not good enough for a long time and even during the holidays they continue to develop. Hard work is rewarded, but it is also necessary.

An overtired boy at the piano? Tiger parents trim their children. © Imago / Bernhard Classen

What type of parent are you? Do you belong to the helicopter parents or rather to the tiger parents? Children of tiger parents need to dress warmly.

Kassel – When parents talk about raising their children, opinions differ on some topics. Do I need to be stricter? Do I need to loosen up? Can my child stay awake longer in the evening, is there a standard time? However, many parents can be divided into certain clusters and may not even know that they belong to you.

Tiger parents: what is the difference with helicopter parents?

There is often talk of helicopter parents who take care of their offspring in an overprotective manner. Probably the best-known term and no one would publicly count themselves in the category, even if it may be secretly true. HNA.de also reported, for example, on the category of curling parents, which even goes beyond the helicopter types. Or does the junior need a hard hand in education? Discipline, toughness, perfection and strict rules?

If you're interested, you could be one of the tiger parents described in a 2011 book by U.S. professor Amy Chua. Here, the children are not patted and cared for, but raised in an authoritarian style. Children's birthday parties are something for other bellows, the grade "2" at school is not good enough for a long time and even during the holidays they continue to develop. Hard work is rewarded, but it is also necessary.

Book about tiger parents: Author Amy Chua exemplifies the style herself

In the Wall Street Journal, Amy Chua once wrote that she would never let her children stay with others, for example. In her book "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" (2011) she also describes that there are long piano lessons for Louisa and Sophia on vacation. In doing so, it counteracts the strategy of "Western parents" – mostly helicopter parents or lawnmower parents. Tiger parents do not accept self-painted pictures on the refrigerator, even if the child is proud of them. It's getting better and better.