There are all kinds of psychological disorders in the West that don't exist in Asia.

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

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.

The most successful hyperpowers are the ones where there was actual intermixing. Tang dynasty China was Chinas golden age, and contrary to what I was told when I was growing up, Tang China was founded by a man who by todays standards was no more than half Chinese. It was a mixed-blood dynasty that pulled in "barbarians" from the steppe.

My dogs can't do anything--and what a relief. I don't make any demands of them, and I don't try to shape them or their future. For the most part, I trust them to make the right choices for themselves. I always look forward to seeing them, and I love just watching them sleep. What a great relationship.

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

To be honest, I know that a lot of Asian parents are secretly shocked and horrified by many aspects of Western parenting.