Questioning authority is, I think, a great thing to instill in children. I just didn't have enough of that when I was little.

My goal as a parent is to prepare you for the future, not to make you like me.

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.

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

A lot of parents today are terrified that something they say to their children might make them 'feel bad.' But, hey, if they've done something wrong, they should feel bad. Kids with a sense of responsibility, not entitlement, who know when to experience gratitude and humility, will be better at navigating the social shoals of college.

I think if you're a 'tiger parent' early on, you don't need to be a 'helicopter parent' in high school.

Everything I've ever done that's valuable is something I was afraid to try.