via Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior - WSJ.com . Article is by Amy Chua, author and Prof at Yale Law School. I've got mixed emotions on this piece. She is using the term Chinese Mothers as a catch-all for VERY strict parenting. Thing is, I thoroughly believe she's right about how western society so protects children's self esteems that they barely know how to reach any goals. As a society we've crippled them. I see it at school all the time. Kids get bent out of shape because I ask them to sit in their chairs correctly or come to class with supplies and then use them. I totally agree with the struggle of leaning new skills. No, they aren't fun in the beginning. The fun does come after the struggle when the accomplishment is clear. Western kids in general don't know that feeling. They are allowed to give up when things are not easy anymore - not even anywhere near when they become hard. Success comes with hard work. Some successes take even more work. Children ha...