The Dragon Children is a rich-media project sponsored by the
SBS that focuses on the generally high scholastic performance, as well as anxieties, of Chinese-Australian students. Topics include parenting ambitions and styles, children's reactions to parental pressures, programs in Australia attempting to train parents to temper their aspirations in order to make more well-rounded offspring, and comments by former Dragon Children, now adults. For arguments supporting the notion of American-style Dragon Children, see this excerpt from Amy Chua's
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother; for a counter perspective, view
Bending the Stereotypes of Chinese Parenting.
