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When my kids wanted to give up on things, I wouldn't let them, and those are lifelong lessons.
Amy Chua
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Amy Chua
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 26
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Champaign
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Amy L. Chua
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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.
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The truth is I'm not good at enjoying life.
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Be modest, be humble, be simple.Make sure you come in first so that you have something to be humble about.
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I once won a second prize in a history concert. My parents came to the ceremony. Somebody else had won the prize for best all-around student. Afterwards my father said to me, 'Never, ever disgrace me like that again.' When I tell my Western friends, they are aghast. But I adore my father. It didn't knock my self-esteem at all.
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Most things are difficult at the beginning and they become fun, something you love, only after you've worked at them.
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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?
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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.
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You can't invent Google, Facebook or the iPod unless you've mastered the basics, are willing to put in long hours and can pick yourself up from the floor when life knocks you down the first 10 times.
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