Why Chinese Mothers are more Superior

I would like to disagree on the fact that Chinese Mothers are more superior. Firstly, what makes Chinese mothers more "superior" is that their children are considered more successful and usually do much better in school, usually getting A+s for most subjects. In a nutshell, Chinese Mothers are able to do so as they constantly drilling their children with test papers and restricting what they are allowed to, for example, some chinese children are not allowed to:

• attend a sleepover

• have a playdate

• be in a school play

• complain about not being in a school play

• watch TV or play computer games

• choose their own extracurricular activities

• get any grade less than an A

Also, Chinese Parents believe that they now what is good for their children, which causes them to override any of the child's decisions, for example not allowing them to pursue their passion in cooking, basketball etc. and forcing them to study nonstop. Also, some Chinese parents insult their children in order to motivate them, for example Amy Chua states in her article that she called her daughter lazy, cowardly, self-indulgent and pathetic in order to make her work harder.

However, i disapprove of these methods as firstly, not all kids are able to handle the large amount of stress caused by these methods and may eventually break down and resort to foolish acts(running away, suicide etc.) Also, this will cause the children to distance themselves from their parents as they will most likely view their parents as heartless inconsiderate people who do not care at all about their feelings.

There are also many other ways in which a parent is able to motivate their children to work harder, for example praising the child and encouraging the child to work harder, although one should only do so to a certain extent as constantly not forcing your child to work hard can cause him to become lazy and in the end, you would have failed as a parent. To be a successful parent, you have to have good communications with your child and also practice moderation. You should make them work hard but not overdo it while also encouraging and praising your child .