Nothing is fun until you're good at it.

There's nothing better for building confidence than learning you can do something you thought you couldn't.

I worry that by losing my temper so much and being so harsh and yelling so much that, by example, I will have taught my daughters to be that way, and I'm now constantly telling them not to do that.

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.

Don't assume your child is weak. If you, the parent, assume that they can't take anymore, what kind of signal are you sending them?

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.

Do you know what a foreign accent is? It's a sign of bravery.