![]() In one study of 50 Western American mothers and 48 Chinese immigrant mothers, almost 70% of the Western mothers said either that "stressing aca- demic success is not good for children" or that "parents need to foster the idea that learning is fun." By contrast, roughly 0% of the Chinese mothers felt the same way. ![]() Despite our squeamishness about cultural stereo- types, there are tons of studies out there showing marked and quantifiable differences between Chi- nese and Westerners when it comes to parenting. For a Chinese mother, the first hour is the easy part. For example, my Western friends who consider themselves strict make their children practice their instruments 30 minutes every day. All the same, even when Western parents think they're being strict, they usually don't come close to being Chinese mothers. I'm also using the term "Western parents" loosely. Conversely, I know some mothers of Chinese heritage, almost always born in the West, who are not Chinese mothers, by choice or otherwise. I know some Korean, Indian, Jamaican, Irish and Ghanaian parents who qualify too. I'm using the term "Chinese mother" loosely.
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