I believe the term "tiger mother" was popularised by Amy Chua's book "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" which is a great read for people interested in parenting.

I believe the term "tiger mother" was popularised by Amy Chua's book "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" which is a great read for people interested in parenting. It's been a few years since I've read the book, but your upbringing sounds extreme dissimilar from what Chua calls tiger parenting. Where you start to diverge is where you have time for video games once academics are taken care of. In the tiger parent model there are no video games or playtime with friends when academics are done. That is when you do additional academics or learn foreign languages or practice classical music. Getting good grades is not an accomplishment to be rewarded and straight A's don't get you any latitude. These accomplishments are the bare minimum of expected behavior for your child. A gifted child can become a high achiever with a casual approach to academics. With a rigorous approach the idea is that average children become high achievers and gifted children become world class.