Best quotes by Amy Chua on Parenting

Checkout quotes by Amy Chua on Parenting

  • 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 do not think there was anything abusive in my house. Yet, I stand by a lot of my critiques of Western parenting. I think there's a lot of questions about how you instill true self-esteem.
    - Amy Chua
  • To be honest, I know that a lot of Asian parents are secretly shocked and horrified by many aspects of Western parenting.
    - Amy Chua
  • I sort of feel like people are not that honest about their own parenting. Take any teenage household; tell me there is not yelling and conflict.
    - Amy Chua
  • You know, parenting is so personal. And we're all afraid that we didn't quite get it right. And it feels like the stakes are so high. By we - what if we made a mistake?
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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.
    - Amy Chua
  • 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.
    - Amy Chua
  • 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.
    - Amy Chua