A mother whose parenting style is both very controlling yet very tender and warm. This is in contrast to pure authoritarian parents, who are controlling but lack warmth. Children with tiger moms often follow a strict regimen and live a highly structured life. Tiger moms want the best for their child but have unrealistically high expectations regarding achievement. Whether it's school or high-status activities such as music or sports, they expect their child to perform the best. No exceptions.
The good thing about having a tiger mom is that your time isn't wasted on meaningless things like reading UD definitions. You may also not realize it, but a highly structured life can be good for you (as opposed to unstructured and chaotic). The bad things include increased stress/anxiety, low self-esteem, and the maladaptive thinking pattern that you have to perform 10/10 on everything. Contrarily, moms who adopt an authoriative (NOT authoritarian) parenting style will teach their child that making mistakes and not doing their best is totally okay, and that there is no need to put down themselves. Authoriative parenting style tends to be more healthy for the child.
Tiger moms are mainly found within the Asian demographic, and therefore also labelled as the "stereotypical Asian mom".
The good thing about having a tiger mom is that your time isn't wasted on meaningless things like reading UD definitions. You may also not realize it, but a highly structured life can be good for you (as opposed to unstructured and chaotic). The bad things include increased stress/anxiety, low self-esteem, and the maladaptive thinking pattern that you have to perform 10/10 on everything. Contrarily, moms who adopt an authoriative (NOT authoritarian) parenting style will teach their child that making mistakes and not doing their best is totally okay, and that there is no need to put down themselves. Authoriative parenting style tends to be more healthy for the child.
Tiger moms are mainly found within the Asian demographic, and therefore also labelled as the "stereotypical Asian mom".
Ty: Hey June wanna hang out with us?
June: Sorry gotta go study.
Ty: Really? But finals is still far away.
June: Yeah but you know how it is with tiger moms, heh...
Ty: Oh oof, no worries. Good luck.
June: Sorry gotta go study.
Ty: Really? But finals is still far away.
June: Yeah but you know how it is with tiger moms, heh...
Ty: Oh oof, no worries. Good luck.
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian December 10, 2021
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Boy#1- Yeah my girlfriend totally went Tiger Mode last night while kissing me
Boy#2- Really?
Boy#1- Yeah, she gave me almost 4 hickeys!!
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Get the Tiger money mug.Somebody (pariticularly relationship between parent and child) pressuring and pushing them into academic and social greatness. Or—pushing a kid into the deep end of the pool to figure it out instead of giving them a swimming lesson
“Cheryl is such a Chinese tiger mom, she made Logan go to violin instead of soccer practice.”
“Cheryl is such a Chinese tiger mom, she made Logan go to violin instead of soccer practice.”
“Cheryl is such a Chinese tiger mom, she made Logan go to violin and won’t let him play video games.”
by Cheryl69420 February 10, 2020
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shape one's behavior by yelling, forcing, insulting, name calling, and other hard-line tactics, bordering with emotional abuse.
shape one's behavior by yelling, forcing, insulting, name calling, and other hard-line tactics, bordering with emotional abuse.
Wife: Honey, our daughter does not seem to focus on anything except parties and blow jobs. She hasn't done any of her high school work for a week
Husband: We might have to tiger mother her.
Husband: We might have to tiger mother her.
by jjsk1 January 21, 2011
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Person 2: For real?
Person 1: Yep she’s so angry right now, she was yelling for an hour
Person 2: For real?
Person 1: Yep she’s so angry right now, she was yelling for an hour
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