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I do play tennis, but I don't really like competition. I'm supposed to be so intense, but I hate competition.

~Amy Chua

Topics: Competition Hate Intense Like Play Really Supposed Tennis

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

~Amy Chua

Topics: Early Helicopter High High School Need Parent School Think Tiger You I Think

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Happiness is not always through success. Equally, the constant pursuit of success is sure unhappiness. But we have to find the balance. My own thoughts are that parenting is very personal. And we all feel enormous insecurity about parenting. What are they going to think of us 20 years down the line?

~Amy Chua

Topics: About Always Balance Constant Down Enormous Equally Feel Find Going Happiness Insecurity Line My Own Own Parenting Personal Pursuit Success Success Is Sure Think Thoughts Through Unhappiness Us Very Years

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My children grew up with one Western parent. My husband doesn't believe in raising his voice with the kids and we don't spank. They were really raised in a half-Asian family.

~Amy Chua

Topics: Believe Children Family Grew His Husband Kids Parent Raised Raising Really Up Voice Were Western

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

~Amy Chua

Topics: Always Asking Authority Questioning Stress Tends Upbringing Western Which Why

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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

Topics: Alcohol Consider Drink Else Get God Hours Houses Kids Knows Me Other Parents People Practice Say Sleep Some Then Tv Two Upsets Violin Watch Where You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Educator

Born: October 26th, 1962

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