(For the purpose of this post and blog, I use “Chinese” or “Asian” the same way Amy Chua, the original Tiger Mother, uses them—in broad
There’s nothing like the end of the year to cause one to look back and take stock of the past twelve months. As I reflect
Christmas: that time of the year when parents are scrambling to buy presents for their kids. Now, I have nothing against Christmas presents. I’m an
***This is the fourth and last post in my series on The Paradoxes of Gentle Parenting.*** This past Sunday, I was nearly in tears… over
***This is the third post in my series on The Paradoxes of Gentle Parenting.*** We all want children who are self-controlled and self-regulated.
***This is the second post in my series on The Paradoxes of Gentle Parenting.*** Your child is crying, or screaming, or hitting. Or
***This is the first post in my series on The Paradoxes of Gentle Parenting.*** There are certain words we use to describe when our kids
As tiger parents, we often deal with discipline issues head on. We react to rebellion with restrictions, sassiness with sternness, tantrums with toughness. Gentle parenting
I’m not sure if it’s because of culture or because of the language barrier, but as a child, conversations with my parents were usually limited
Most of us tiger parents are trying to walk the fine line between permissive and authoritarian parenting. We want to give our children a measure
