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All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Daughters of demanding tiger mom amy chua open up about. Battle hymn of the tiger mother by amy chua goodreads. Tiger mother amy chua speaks to channel 4 news youtube. Battle hymn of the tiger mother chronicles chuas ironwilled decision to raise her daughters, sophia and lulu, the chinese way and the remarkable, sometimes heartbreaking results her choice inspires. Amy chua, a selfproclaimed tiger mother who wrote a parenting book entitled battle hymn of the tiger mother, chooses to show her love by demanding the most of her kids and holding them up to the highest standards, which sounds good in theory.
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