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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".
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.
