What Kind of Mother are You?

Love her or hate her, Amy Chua's Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is big in the news right now. (For a taste, read Chua's WSJ essay here.) But because it's so controversial, there are many other opinions out there fighting to be heard! Consider:

• "The Call of the Dolphin Mother" (Erika Christakis, CNN)


• "In Defense of the Guilty, Ambivalent, Preoccupied Western Mom" (Ayelet Waldman, WSJ)


• "A husband in the eye of Amy Chua, the Tiger Mother" (Courtland Milloy, Washington Post)


• "Tiger, Dolphin, Western ... What Kind of Mother Are You?" (Gina Hagler, Rockville Patch)


• "To My Dearest Mumsy: Thank You for Not Being a 'Tiger Mother' " (Jason Kitchen, Huffington Post)


• "Eight Ways to be a Tiger Mom" (Nury Vittachi, Jakarta Post)


• "The Battle Hymn of My Immigrant Mother" (Shlya Batliwalla, Tonic)


• "Mommy Dearest? The debate over hardline parenting" (Neil McMahon, Sydney Morning Herald)


• "'Tiger Mother' to become a movie?" (Mark Marino, CNN)

For more books like Amy Chua's, check the catalog under the subject headings Mothers and daughters -- United States & Mothers -- United States -- Biography. Also consider looking under the subject heading Parenting.