“Tiger Mother Parenting”

I submitted a post a few weeks ago regarding Chinese versus American mothers and how parenting styles were different. Since that time–the media, psychologists, sociologists, and other professionals have weighed in on a number of factors related to how the style of parenting may have detrimental or beneficial effects. I think passing judgment is inappropriate given we are not currently living in China nor can we say what works for one family may not be beneficial for another. However, this article posted below highlights how this particular type of childrearing left “scars” for one Chinese man.

See: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/01/20/lac.su.tiger.mother.scars/index.html?iref=obnetwork

Enjoy the reading and again always consider how YOU can make the right choices for YOUR family.

Always,

Dr. Stephanie

Children’s Art Work

How do you pay attention to the art work your children bring home? What types of explicit or implicit messages do you tell the about their creativity? I recently found a great article that I recommend for reading to help parents and caregivers analyze their own reactions to what children bring home from school:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/garden/27art.html?_r=1

Enjoy!

Dr. Stephanie

Brief Article at Little One Books

Check out an article by Dr. Stephanie at http://blog.littleonebooks.com/

Enjoy!

Teenage Pregnancy

Interesting article related to teenage pregnancy in one high school in Memphis, TN.

The article made me start to think about the current state of sex education in both public and private schools across the U.S. More importantly, what are parents doing today from a prevention standpoint to curtail teen pregnancies? Not talking about it does NOT resolve the problem. Teens are curious…they want to try, touch, feel, explore. Skirting around the issue of sexuality does not afford your teen or tween the luxury of knowing how to say “no” or delay the decision to engage in sexual activities. In fact, a lack of open communication about the topic may make sexual activities more taboo and subsequently more exotic to tweens and teens. Consider that!

Check out the article: http://fieldnotes.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/14/5841767-90-pregnancies-at-one-high-school?GT1=43001

Article in Parenting Magazine

Check out a Q & A with Dr. Stephanie at: http://www.parents-digital.com/parents/201101/?pg=121&pm=2&u1=friend

Enjoy!

Chinese Mothers

Check out an interesting article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576059713528698754.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read

The article discusses nuances in parenting such as stressing academic success, the cultural importance of sports, language differences across Western and Eastern cultures, and how praise is used different in Eastern and Western cultures.

I think this article highlights how parenting is customized for each and every child and is individualized based on culture, special needs, temperament–among many other factors.

Welcome!

Hello readers! Welcome to my new blog page. I hope you will visit often and read about various issues related to child psychology, school psychology, and family functioning. If you ever have any questions, please feel free to email me and I will post about issues that you are interested in hearing about.