All decent parents want to do what's best for their children. The Chinese just have a totally different idea of how to do that.

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.

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.

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 tolerant in their rise to global dominance.

Unlike Western parents, reminding my child of Lord Voldemort didn't bother me.

Every day that you don't practice is a day you're getting worse.

For my senior prom, my father finally said I could go - as long as I was home by 9pm! That was around the time that most people were heading out. When I was little I was so mad at them all the time. Why can't I do this? Why are there so many rules? But looking back now, my parents gave me the foundation to have so many choices in life.