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My goal as a parent is to prepare you for the future, not to make you like me.

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Amy Chua
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 26
Economist
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Champaign
Illinois
Amy L. Chua
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What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you're good at it. pg 29
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China is doing lots of things right. It's investing in education and R&D, it's opening up, it's more cosmopolitan than it's ever been. I think it's very likely that China will continue to explode economically and certainly become a superpower.
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I say 'I love you' to my daughters every day.
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Parenting cannot just be one size fits all.
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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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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.
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A lot of parents today are terrified that something they say to their children might make them 'feel bad.' But, hey, if they've done something wrong, they should feel bad. Kids with a sense of responsibility, not entitlement, who know when to experience gratitude and humility, will be better at navigating the social shoals of college.
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When my kids wanted to give up on things, I wouldn't let them, and those are lifelong lessons.
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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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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.
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I do think that maybe, even subconsciously, a lot of parents in the West are wondering, have we gone too far in the direction of coddling and protecting - you know, you see kids, sometimes that seem very rude and disrespectful. And the more important thing is they don't seem that happy.
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The truth is I'm not good at enjoying life.
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Do you know what a foreign accent is? It's a sign of bravery.
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Every day that you don't practice is a day you're getting worse.
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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.
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As a purely mathematical fact, people who sleep less live more.
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Everything I've ever done that's valuable is something I was afraid to try.
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Everything I do as a mother builds on a foundation of love and compassion.
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Tenacious practice, practice, practice is crucial for excellence rote repetition is underrated in America.
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