Amy Chua’s essay in the Wall Street Journal on strict parenting, along with her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom, has become the center of a debate over cultural differences and parenting. Some people think she exaggerated Chinese parenting, some think tiger mom cannot represent Chinese parents, and some think Amy Chua distorted Western parenting. Here are comments from both experts and readers.

-Wendi Gardner is Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Department of Psychology at Northwestern University. Her primary research interests concern the centrality of social inclusion to the self.