Amy Chua’s book The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother has caused a stir in the media. This session reports on a study investigating differential patterns of authority among parents of highly gifted Asian-American and Caucasian students. Students who earned 700 or more on either SAT-CR or SAT-M before the age of 13 and their parents were surveyed using the Parental Authority Questionnaire and Work Preference Inventory. The results provide insight into the parenting practices among Asian-American and Caucasian families of exceptionally gifted students. The implications of these findings for talent development and psychosocial adjustment are discussed.