![]() ![]() As Sharma-Sindhar sobbed in her mother’s lap, she stroked her hair, hugged her and told me her there would be another test, and she’d pass that one. She went to her mother, teary-eyed, with her results. Parenting example: Sharma-Sindhar shares a story in her Atlantic blog about how she herself failed a Hindi test when she was in fifth or sixth grade. Elephant Mom: A mom who believes that she needs to nurture, protect and encourage her children. Parenting example: Chua shares a story in her book about how she hauled her then–7-year-old daughter's dollhouse out to the car and told her that the dollhouse would be donated to the Salvation Army piece by piece if the daughter didn’t master a difficult piano composition by the next day. Tiger Mother: A mother who is very strict with her child to foster an academically competitive spirit. ![]() For those of you unclear about what Tiger and Elephant moms are, here’s a breakdown. Blogger Priyanka Sharma-Sindhar recently wrote a piece for the Atlantic titled “Being an ‘Elephant Mom’ in the Time of the Tiger Mother,” which takes a look at the softer side of parenting while challenging the tough love parenting approach writer Amy Chua discusses in her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. ![]()
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