![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/from-supportive-panda-to-fearsome-tiger/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/newspress-collage-20292194-1667332239205.jpg&description=WHEN it comes to parenting types, Tiger mums are by far the most ferocious. They want their cubs to achieve greatness, whether it's acing tests or landing the lead role in the school play. The soft-and-supportive panda is one of four animal types experts believe parents fall intoCredit: Getty But new research suggests super-strict parenting can backfire – it's even been linked to depression and an inability to cope with ups and downs later in life. The Tiger is one of four animal types experts believe parents fall into. Others are the laid-back jellyfish, the soft-and-supportive panda and the firm-but-fair dolphin. Find out which you are with our quiz, and let parenting expert Liat Hughes Joshi explain what you're doing right – or wrong. 'I don't believe in congratulating losing' Kirstie Mellor describes herself as a 'proud tiger mum' and says she doesn't believe in congratulating losing SINGLE self-confessed tiger mum Kirstie Mellor, 28, has boys Kaben, four, and Kaleb, two. The solicitor's receptionist from Southampton says: "My friends say I am pushy, that I am too domineering and need to 'chill'. But I don't listen to them. I'm a proud tiger mum. I grew up in a very sporty, competitive family. Mum was a gymnast, Dad was a runner. We were taught to compete in every sport going – and to win. My grandad used to get me and my two sisters to do Suduko in the paper to train our brains in maths. When I had my own kids, I knew I'd want them to be as competitive too. I started them young. Kaben does three after-school clubs – gymnastics, football and swimming. And every holiday I enrol him in sporty summer schools. Kristie says: 'I identify most with tiger mums because I am fiercely competitive and want my boys to be the very best they can be'Credit: Getty I don't believe in congratulating losing and want my kids to win. But I don't yell if they don't. It's about dusting yourself off and trying again – that's true success. Every night I make them do handwriting practice){kind=link}
WHEN it comes to parenting types, Tiger mums are by far the most ferocious.
They want their cubs to achieve greatness, whether it’s acing tests or landing the lead role in the school play.
But new research suggests super-strict parenting can backfire – it’s even been linked to depression and an inability to cope with ups and downs later in life.
The Tiger is one of four animal types experts believe parents fall into.
Others are the laid-back jellyfish, the soft-and-supportive panda and the firm-but-fair dolphin.