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Tiger Mom, and youngest person to swim the Channel

Eye of the Storm

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Anna Foster speaks to Amy Chua, the original "Tiger Mom", and swimmer Tom Gregory.

Anna Foster speaks to Amy Chua, the original "Tiger Mom" and Tom Gregory about becoming the youngest person to swim the English Channel.

Anna Foster speaks to Amy Chua, author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, a memoir on strict parenting based on her upbringing and the negative reaction it caused on publication. Anna also speaks to Tom Gregory about becoming the youngest person to swim the English Channel aged 11 in 1988.

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