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A tiger mother is a term for a strict or demanding mother who controls her children and pushes them to be academically successful.
Tiger mother (or tiger mom) may also refer to:
Literature
edit- Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, the 2011 book by Amy Chua that popularised the term
Television shows
edit- Tiger Mom (TV series), a 2015 Chinese series
- Tiger Mom Blues, a 2017 Hong Kong series
- Tiger Mum, a 2014–2015 Singaporean series
See also
edit- Authoritarian parenting, a restrictive, punishment-heavy parenting style
- Helicopter parent, a parent who pays extremely close attention to a child's or children's experiences and problems
- Hong Kong Kids phenomenon, referring to children who are regarded as spoilt and overly dependent
- Jewish mother, a stereotype of a nagging mother or wife
- Kyōiku mama, a Japanese "education mum"
- Stage mother, sometimes used as a negative stereotype