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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.

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Amy Chua
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 26
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Once you get to the Enlightenment, the way that powers get to be hyperpowers isn't just by conquest. It's through commerce and innovation. Societies like the Dutch Republic and the United States used tolerance to become a magnet for enterprising immigrants.
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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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Nothing is fun until you're good at it.
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I do play tennis, but I don't really like competition. I'm supposed to be so intense, but I hate competition.
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Westerners often laud their children as 'talented' or 'gifted', while Asian parents highlight the importance of hard work. And in fact, research performed by Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck has found that the way parents offer approval affects the way children perform, even the way they feel about themselves.
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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.
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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.
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I say 'I love you' to my daughters every day.
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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.
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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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Everything I do as a mother builds on a foundation of love and compassion.
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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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There are all kinds of psychological disorders in the West that don't exist in Asia.
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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.
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Do you know what a foreign accent is? It's a sign of bravery.
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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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There's nothing better for building confidence than learning you can do something you thought you couldn't.
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The truth is I'm not good at enjoying life.
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Happiness is not always through success. Equally, the constant pursuit of success is sure unhappiness. But we have to find the balance. My own thoughts are that parenting is very personal. And we all feel enormous insecurity about parenting. What are they going to think of us 20 years down the line?
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I think if you're a 'tiger parent' early on, you don't need to be a 'helicopter parent' in high school.
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