A "tiger mom" is a term popularized with the publication of Amy Chua's "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" (2011). Chua points to the tiger as a "living symbol of strength and power, [which] generally inspires fear and respect" (n.p.); the term "tiger mother" or "tiger mom" quickly became part of the popular lexicon. Chua perceives the tiger mom's style to be a "Chinese way" of rearing children, and it is how Chua says she raised her two daughters. But what, exactly, is a tiger mom? For many Western parents, the term may be new, but the type of parenting it refers to has been around for centuries. Baumrind (1967) describes three types of child-rearing styles--authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive, with the authoritarian being the most closely related to the style employed by a tiger mom. During the early part of 2011, numerous popular publications discussed Chua's book. Other media also addressed the book. Most of these sources, however, treated the topic of tiger moms in an either/or format, boiling down the complexities to, "Is Chua right or wrong?" Rather than making blanket statements, such as tiger moms are wrong or right, as was asserted by the popular press, the authors believe that research on the beliefs and practices about tiger moms and other forms of parenting styles is ripe for more in-depth considerations by educators, social workers, psychologists, and other members of the helping professions. By asking the five questions discussed in this article, the authors hope to reach a deeper understanding of the tiger mom phenomenon.