Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
I think if you're a 'tiger parent' early on, you don't need to be a 'helicopter parent' in high school.
Amy Chua
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Amy Chua
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 26
Economist
Lawyer
Professor
University Teacher
Writer
Champaign
Illinois
Amy L. Chua
Tigers
Thinking
Early
Parent
High
School
Helicopter
Need
Helicopters
Needs
Tiger
Think
More quotes by Amy Chua
Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded and confident.
Amy Chua
I do play tennis, but I don't really like competition. I'm supposed to be so intense, but I hate competition.
Amy Chua
When my kids wanted to give up on things, I wouldn't let them, and those are lifelong lessons.
Amy Chua
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.
Amy Chua
What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you're good at it. pg 29
Amy Chua
For my senior prom, my father finally said I could go - as long as I was home by 9pm! That was around the time that most people were heading out. When I was little I was so mad at them all the time. Why can't I do this? Why are there so many rules? But looking back now, my parents gave me the foundation to have so many choices in life.
Amy Chua
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.
Amy Chua
Be modest, be humble, be simple.Make sure you come in first so that you have something to be humble about.
Amy Chua
Be modest, be humble, be simple.
Amy Chua
Tenacious practice, practice, practice is crucial for excellence rote repetition is underrated in America.
Amy Chua
Parenting is the hardest thing I have ever done. I tried to find the balance between the strict, traditional Chinese way I was raised, which I think can be too harsh, and what I see as a tendency in the West to be too permissive and indulgent. If I could do it all again, I would, with some adjustments.
Amy Chua
I kind of - I like my life, I feel I have lots of opportunities. And my parents actually having had such high expectations for me - I would say it's the greatest gift that anyone has ever given me. I complained a lot when I was little, but that's how I feel now. And that's why I tried to do the same with my two daughters.
Amy Chua
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.
Amy Chua
There's nothing better for building confidence than learning you can do something you thought you couldn't.
Amy Chua
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.
Amy Chua
When I was little, my parents really only wanted me to be a scientist or a doctor they had never even heard of law school. I think even these days if you were to tell your mother you want to be a fashion designer, or an artist or a writer, a lot of Asian parents would be alarmed because they don't think that's a secure career.
Amy Chua
Parenting cannot just be one size fits all.
Amy Chua
The truth is I'm not good at enjoying life.
Amy Chua
Unlike Western parents, reminding my child of Lord Voldemort didn't bother me.
Amy Chua
Western parents worry a lot about their children's self-esteem. But as a parent, one of the worst things you can do for your child's self-esteem is to let them give up. On the flip side, there's nothing better for building confidence than learning you can do something you thought you couldn't.
Amy Chua
