When my kids wanted to give up on things, I wouldn't let them, and those are lifelong lessons. — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
My children grew up with one Western parent. My husband doesn't believe in raising his voice with the kids and we don't… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Instilling a sense of self-discipline and focus when the kids are younger makes it so much easier by the time they get… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
I think there are many ways to raise great kids. From what I can tell, Ayelet Waldman's kids are interesting, strong, and… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
There's a lot of rudeness and sullen behavior and kids that are very entitled and spoiled, just buy me more stuff. I… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
The Chinese model calls for giving your kids very little choice - and I've come to see that you can go too… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
Tiger parenting is all about raising independent, creative, courageous kids. In America today, there's a dangerous tendency to romanticize creativity in a… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
The fact is that Chinese parents can do things that would seem unimaginable-even legally actionable-to Westerners. Chinese mothers can say to their… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
When I'm not the Tiger Mom, I'm a professor at Yale Law School, and if one thing is clear to me from… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
I do think that maybe, even subconsciously, a lot of parents in the West are wondering, have we gone too far in… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
I was the one that in a very overconfident immigrant way thought I knew exactly how to raise my kids. My husband… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
In Chinese culture, it wouldn't occur to kids to question or talk back to their parents. In American culture, kids in books,… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
Some parents let their kids sleep at other people's houses, where they drink alcohol, watch TV for hours and God knows what… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
A lot of parents today are terrified that something they say to their children might make them 'feel bad.' But, hey, if… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
There are all these new books out there portraying Asian mothers as scheming, callous, overdriven people indifferent to their kids' true interests.… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
My dogs can't do anything--and what a relief. I don't make any demands of them, and I don't try to shape them or their… — Amy Chua Copy Share
Instilling a sense of self-discipline and focus when the kids are younger makes it so much easier by the time they get into high… — Amy Chua Copy Share
My youngest sister, Cindy, has Down syndrome, and I remember my mother spending hours and hours with her, teaching her to tie her shoelaces… — Amy Chua Copy Share
I do believe that when your child does poorly on a test, your first step should not necessarily be to attack the teacher or… — Amy Chua Copy Share
For my senior prom, my father finally said I could go - as long as I was home by 9pm! That was around the… — Amy Chua Copy Share
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… — Amy Chua Copy Share
To be honest, I know that a lot of Asian parents are secretly shocked and horrified by many aspects of Western parenting. — Amy Chua Copy Share
When I was little, my parents really only wanted me to be a scientist or a doctor; they had never even heard of law… — Amy Chua Copy Share
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… — Amy Chua Copy Share
I once won a second prize in a history concert. My parents came to the ceremony. Somebody else had won the prize for best… — Amy Chua Copy Share
The most successful hyperpowers are the ones where there was actual intermixing. Tang dynasty China was China's golden age, and contrary to what I… — Amy Chua Copy Share
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… — Amy Chua Copy Share
Some parents let their kids sleep at other people's houses, where they drink alcohol, watch TV for hours and God knows what else. But… — Amy Chua Copy Share
