I found this article on elephant parents. Elephant parents are the complete opposite of tiger parents. Your parents do everything for you and instead of putting the pressure on you, they try to take away the pressure. It's more like being a mommy's boy. You can't survive in life without your parents. This can be bad because if you rely on your parents to much, you won't be prepared for life. Meaning when you go off to college or make your own independent choices, you can't always rely on your parents to make the choices for you. This article also talks about the comparisons between a tiger mom and elephant mom. Now going to my parents, my dad is a tiger dad and my mom is a elephant mom. It's funny because when I need something I always go to my mom. And this causes a lot of conflicts because my dad hates buying knick knacks, or anything fancy because he thinks it's completely useless. This link tells the difference between a tiger parents and elephant parents.
http://www.healthywomen.org/content/blog-entry/are-you-elephant-mom-or-tiger-mom
I found this article very interesting! :D This is the first time I've heard of the term "elephant mom." Apparently, they are called this because elephants are known to nurture, encourage, and protect their children starting from a very young age. I feel like my parents are a mix of elephant and tiger and that "elephant" and "tiger" moms are two extremes on the spectrum.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/12/elephant-mom-timeof-tigermother/383378/
I think it's important for parents to find a balance between the two extremes. Kids need to feel support from their parents, but at the same time they need to learn to be responsible for their own actions. I found this interesting article that calls elephant parenting "jellyfish" parenting, and says that the best type of parenting is something called "dolphin parenting." It's sort of a mix between elephant and tiger parenting. There's also a quiz to figure out which kind of parent you are--or which kind of parents you have! http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/quiz-you-tiger-dolphin-jellyfish-3611927
ReplyDeleteI've always been curious about animal parenting habits and after reading this post came across this interesting article which talked about whale parenting. When a young calf is born they heavily depend on their mother to guide them towards the surface of the water for air and feed off of their milk. Without their mothers to fully support them, the calf has a slim chance at being successful. Parents take a hint.
ReplyDeleteCheck out the article below!
http://privilegeofparenting.com/2009/07/13/what-whales-can-teach-us-about-parenting/