Chinese parents who rock the Tiger Mother style still cling to the remnants of the Old World by expecting obedience above all else and stifling true creativity in favor of tried and true benchmarks of success: Perfect grades, best test scores, admission into top colleges.
Western parents are usually horrified at the pressure the tiger mums exert on their children to get better grades or become concert violinists, preferably before puberty.
Several books like Bringing up Bebe and the Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother have debated the frenzy of overachieving, helicopter parents living out their own dreams by pushing their kids.