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.

I do think that maybe, even subconsciously, a lot of parents in the West are wondering, have we gone too far in the direction of coddling and protecting - you know, you see kids, sometimes that seem very rude and disrespectful. And the more important thing is they don't seem that happy.

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?

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

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

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.

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.