Hymn of the Tiger Mother: Why I Love Amy Chua

Denise Schipani / 28 Comments / discipline, young kids and self-esteem / Amy Chua, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Wall Street Journal /

Last week, an article in the Wall Street Journal caused a major stir in the parenting world. Amy Chua, a law professor, author, and mother just published a book called Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, and the blogosphere is having spasms over her and her stories of forcing her daughters to practice piano for […]

December 10, 2010

What Is “Pretty”? The Mom Who Straightened her 6-Year-Old’s Hair

Denise Schipani / 14 Comments / Moms on moms, other parents, parenting, young kids and self-esteem / Brazilian hair straightening, curly hair, little girls and curly hair /

Back in elementary school, we got a new girl in our class one year who had Very Curly Hair. I mean, very curly. It wasn’t long and corkscrew-y, or wavy and bouncy, or quirky and Shirley Temple-like. This girl — her name was Tina Battaglia, in case she Googles herself these days — had a […]