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?

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 proud strict mom and, you know, I'm really proud of the two daughters I've raised. And I'm especially proud of my relationship with them. We're very close. I think we're good friends.

I see my upbringing as a great success story. By disciplining me, my parents inculcated self-discipline. And by restricting my choices as a child, they gave me so many choices in my life as an adult. Because of what they did then, I get to do the work I love now.

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?

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

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.