A Western upbringing tends to stress questioning authority, which is always asking why, why, why.

I do play tennis, but I don't really like competition. I'm supposed to be so intense, but I hate competition.

The fact is that Chinese parents can do things that would seem unimaginable-even legally actionable-to Westerners. Chinese mothers can say to their daughters, "Hey fatty-lose some weight." By contrast, Western parents have to tiptoe around the issue, talking in terms of "health" and never ever mentioning the f-word, and their kids still end up in therapy for eating disorders and negative self image.

I'm a slave to my dogs and go out with them almost every day. They are poorly behaved if they don't run. They really act up.

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?

As a purely mathematical fact, people who sleep less live more.

Chinese parents believe that their kids owe them everything.