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.

What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you're good at it. pg 29

Tiger parenting is all about raising independent, creative, courageous kids. In America today, there's a dangerous tendency to romanticize creativity in a way that may undermine it.

Most things are difficult at the beginning and they become fun, something you love, only after you've worked at them.

Chinese parents believe that their kids owe them everything.

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

Both of my girls have very high self-esteem because they were both able to master certain things; I should think that's good for their confidence.