Tiger Mom claims that kids brought up with the help of her approach will be more successful than others. Most parents have been surprised if she is right.

Research shows that different parenting methods affect children. In parenting research, her style would be referred to as strict: controlling of, demanding of and unresponsive to kids.

Comparatively authoritative parenting sets values but encourages independence in kids. Permissive parenting gives plenty of praise, but without setting limits or making demands.

Parents must look at research study to judge the virtues of Tiger Mom's attitude. But, is there any proof, other than Tiger Mom's own experience, which supports her claim? Are Asian parents stricter, and does strict parenting produce better children?

Are American families Permissive and Asian Coercive? No!

In year 2000 a research study published, which looked at 166 girls and boys living in Shanghai and Beijing. Research found that Chinese parents used authoritative parenting than that of authoritarian parenting.

In year 2010 another research study published, which compared United States "European-American" families, United States "Asian-American" families, and Taiwanese families. In comparison to Tiger Mom's claim near about forty nine percent of the American-European parents used authoritative parenting, as did about forty six percent of the Asian-American parents.

Do Coerced Kids Achieve More? No!

The year 2010 research study also found that United States Asian-American kids did about as well in school if from authoritative families or authoritarian families. Of the Taiwanese kids, the researchers wrote "kids with authoritarian parents had considerably lesser test scores rather than students with authoritative parents." Whereas Tiger Mom says that her parenting attitude of "coercion" creates "stereotypically good kids," she is not right.