Oddly enough, I'm not a particularly judgmental person. I just don't have a lot of filtering when I'm in 'tiger mother' mode. I say what comes into my head. Amy Chua filterheadjudgmental Change image and share on social
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. Amy Chua coddledirectiondisrespectful share on social
The Chinese mom is not the helicopter mom. I would never do their homework for them. It's all about: Take responsibility, don't blame others. Be self-reliant. Never blame the teacher. Amy Chua blamechinesehelicopter Change image and share on social
Some parents let their kids sleep at other people's houses, where they drink alcohol, watch TV for hours and God knows what else. But if you say you have to get all A's and practice the violin for two hours, then they consider that abusive. That upsets me. Amy Chua abusivealcoholdrink share on social
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? Amy Chua anymoreassumechild Change image and share on social
To be honest, I know that a lot of Asian parents are secretly shocked and horrified by many aspects of Western parenting. Amy Chua asianaspecthonest Change image and share on social
I do not think there was anything abusive in my house. Yet, I stand by a lot of my critiques of Western parenting. I think there's a lot of questions about how you instill true self-esteem. Amy Chua abusivecritiqueesteem Change image and share on social
I say 'I love you' to my daughters every day. Amy Chua daughterdaylove Change image and share on social
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. Amy Chua closedaughterfriend Change image and share on social
You know, I think it's so ironic that we're calling hard work, striving for excellence, don't blame others, you know, don't give up, that we're calling these, quote, 'Chinese values,' 'cause I always thought of them as American values. Amy Chua americanblamecall share on social
