What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you’re good at it.
Do you know what a foreign accent is? It’s a sign of bravery.
Tenacious practice, practice, practice is crucial for excellence; rote repetition is underrated in America.
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.
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.
I do believe that when your child does poorly on a test, your first step should not necessarily be to attack the teacher or the school’s curriculum. It should be to look at the idea that, maybe, the child didn’t work hard enough.
I do play tennis, but I don’t really like competition. I’m supposed to be so intense, but I hate competition.
There’s nothing better for building confidence than learning you can do something you thought you couldn’t.
Unlike Western parents, reminding my child of Lord Voldemort didn’t bother me.
I think if you’re a ‘tiger parent’ early on, you don’t need to be a ‘helicopter parent’ in high school.