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I say 'I love you' to my daughters every day.
Be modest, be humble, be simple.
Nothing is fun until you're good at it.
The truth is I'm not good at enjoying life.
Parenting cannot just be one size fits all.
Chinese parents believe that their kids owe them everything.
Do you know what a foreign accent is? It's a sign of bravery.
As a purely mathematical fact, people who sleep less live more.
Every day that you don't practice is a day you're getting worse.
Everything I do as a mother builds on a foundation of love and compassion.
Everything I've ever done that's valuable is something I was afraid to try.
I'm willing to be different than other parents and go against the mainstream.
My goal as a parent is to prepare you for the future, not to make you like me.
Unlike Western parents, reminding my child of Lord Voldemort didn't bother me.
There are all kinds of psychological disorders in the West that don't exist in Asia.
What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you're good at it. pg 29
When my children were young, I was very cocky. I thought I could maintain total control.
When my kids wanted to give up on things, I wouldn't let them, and those are lifelong lessons.
A Western upbringing tends to stress questioning authority, which is always asking why, why, why.
I think if you're a 'tiger parent' early on, you don't need to be a 'helicopter parent' in high school.
Be modest, be humble, be simple.Make sure you come in first so that you have something to be humble about.
Tenacious practice, practice, practice is crucial for excellence; rote repetition is underrated in America.
There's nothing better for building confidence than learning you can do something you thought you couldn't.
I do play tennis, but I don't really like competition. I'm supposed to be so intense, but I hate competition.
Most things are difficult at the beginning and they become fun, something you love, only after you've worked at them.
To be honest, I know that a lot of Asian parents are secretly shocked and horrified by many aspects of Western parenting.
I'm a slave to my dogs and go out with them almost every day. They are poorly behaved if they don't run. They really act up.
Questioning authority is, I think, a great thing to instill in children. I just didn't have enough of that when I was little.
All decent parents want to do what's best for their children. The Chinese just have a totally different idea of how to do that.
Never complain or make excuses. If something seems unfair, just prove yourself by working twice as hard and being twice as good.
Some people are just self-motivated - my husband was. I also believe there are many children for whom parental involvement is key.
Don't assume your child is weak. If you, the parent, assume that they can't take anymore, what kind of signal are you sending them?
Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded and confident.
Instilling a sense of self-discipline and focus when the kids are younger makes it so much easier by the time they get into high school.
We all want to do the right thing for our children. We all don't know what that is and we all - you know, you won't know until the future.
The Romans thought of themselves as the chosen people, yet they built the greatest army on Earth by recruiting warriors from any background.
I sort of feel like people are not that honest about their own parenting. Take any teenage household; tell me there is not yelling and conflict.
Both of my girls have very high self-esteem because they were both able to master certain things; I should think that's good for their confidence.
There's a lot of rudeness and sullen behavior and kids that are very entitled and spoiled, just buy me more stuff. I didn't want to raise kids like that.
But just because you love something, I added to myself, doesn't mean you'll ever be great. Not if you don't work. Most people stink at the things they love.
Oddly enough, I'm not a particularly judgmental person. I just don't have a lot of filtering when I'm in 'tiger mother' mode. I say what comes into my head.
Some people don't need parental commitment, they will still come out great, but for others, parents can be critical in providing moral and academic guidance.
You know, parenting is so personal. And we're all afraid that we didn't quite get it right. And it feels like the stakes are so high. By we - what if we made a mistake?
My children grew up with one Western parent. My husband doesn't believe in raising his voice with the kids and we don't spank. They were really raised in a half-Asian family.
I think there are many ways to raise great kids. From what I can tell, Ayelet Waldman's kids are interesting, strong, and happy, and if that's the case, that's good parenting.
Tiger parenting is all about raising independent, creative, courageous kids. In America today, there's a dangerous tendency to romanticize creativity in a way that may undermine it.
The Chinese mom is not the helicopter mom. I would never do their homework for them. It's all about: Take responsibility, don't blame others. Be self-reliant. Never blame the teacher.
I'm a proud strict mom and, you know, I'm really proud of the two daughters I've raised. And I'm especially proud of my relationship with them. We're very close. I think we're good friends.
I do not think there was anything abusive in my house. Yet, I stand by a lot of my critiques of Western parenting. I think there's a lot of questions about how you instill true self-esteem.
I'm suggesting that, ironically, the secret to becoming a world 'hyperpower' is tolerance. If you look at history, you see great powers being very tolerant in their rise to global dominance.
