Parenting Cannot Just Be One Size Fits

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?

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?

I Kind Of - I Like My Life, I Feel I Have Lots Of Opportunities. And My Parents Actually Having Had Such High Expectations For Me - I Would Say It's The Greatest Gift That Anyone Has Ever Given Me. I Complained A Lot When I Was Little, But That's How I Feel Now. And That's Why I Tried To Do The Same With My Two Daughters.

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.

For My Senior Prom, My Father Finally Said I Could Go - As Long As I Was Home By 9pm! That Was Around The Time That Most People Were Heading Out. When I Was Little I Was So Mad At Them All The Time. Why Can't I Do This? Why Are There So Many Rules? But Looking Back Now, My Parents Gave Me The Foundation To Have So Many Choices In Life.