The Chinese Model Calls For Giving Your

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.

The Chinese Model Calls For Giving Your Kids Very Little Choice - And I've Come To See That You Can Go Too Far With That. On The Other Hand, I Also Believe That Western Parents Sometimes Give Their Young Kids Too Much Choice.

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 If You Say You Have To Get All A's And Practice The Violin For Two Hours, Then They Consider That Abusive. That Upsets Me.

Everything I've Ever Done That's Valuable Is Something I Was Afraid To Try.

There's Something Suspicious About Saying, 'i'm Just Going To Leave My Child Alone And Let Her Pursue Her Passions.' You Know What? I Think Most 13-year-olds' Passion Is Sitting In Front Of The Tv, Or Doing Facebook, Or Surfing The Internet For Hours.