You can't invent Google, Facebook or the iPod unless you've mastered the basics, are willing to put in long hours and can pick yourself up from the floor when life knocks you down the first 10 times.

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

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

I do believe that when your child does poorly on a test, your first step should not necessarily be to attack the teacher or the school's curriculum. It should be to look at the idea that, maybe, the child didn't work hard enough.

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

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.

When my kids wanted to give up on things, I wouldn't let them, and those are lifelong lessons.