Amy Chua Quotes

Ignoring a child's disrespect is the surest guarantee that it will continue.

My children did not go through a stage of being rude to their parents. I'm sorry if that sounds incredible.

My standard comment is, 'If you don't want your kids to be like Bart Simpson, don't act like Homer Simpson.'

Many people think that discipline is the essence of parenting. But that isn't parenting. Parenting is not telling your child what to do when he or she misbehaves. Parenting is providing the conditions in which a child can realize his or her full human potential.

A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.

I think it's probably a universal experience that all parents think they're not hovering, but perhaps we all are.

I'd probably be one of these terribly over-protective parents whose children become a neurotic wreck because they've never been exposed to real life.

In America now there is this phenomenon called helicopter parenting, where you're hovering over your child for the whole time. Parents there view their job as being to make sure their kid never has a moment of unhappiness. Of course, as a parent myself, I can understand the urge, but I don't know whether it would be healthy or possible.

I hate it when I see people texting at a show. And talking to each other. They're at a performance; they should respect the performer.

Yes, I am not well-behaved.

I will be even more strict than my dad, because look at me, I turned out fine.

I have no problem yelling at anybody's kid - free of charge!

My daughter always behaved in restaurants. And if she didn't, she's going out. I mean, one of the parents is going to take her outside. Immediately.

People have to see it for what it is, but they would be so shocked to know two simple things that I just really never shared with anyone, but I spank my child at times. He didn't move a muscle, not one inch, and he didn't drop one tear. I tell you that and you are probably like, "Wow, how is that even possible?" But little details like that is not what people are able to see, and that makes the world of difference to the outcome of the situation.

People who are rude to waiters... I don't like that sort of thing. People who take cuts in line... it doesn't fly!

Yelling and screaming won't really get what I want from my kids.

In fairness, you know, I'm a big believer in if your kid makes noise in the restaurant you should remove the child immediately.

If any of us had a child that we thought was as bad as we know we are, we would have cause to start to worry.

Unpunctuality is a vile habit.

A vital part of the happiness formula is self-discipline. Whoever conquers himself knows deep happiness that fills the heart with joy.

A parent who has never apologized to his children is a monster. If he's always apologizing, his children are monsters.

I don’t like boys who are mean to their mommies. That’s a real turn off for me. And I don’t like boys who aren’t chivalrous. To me, not being respectful is a big deal.

Many of the critics have kids of their own. It scares the hell out of them to think that their kids could be anything remotely like David Lee Roth.

I hate it when I go out and I see parents going, 'don't do that', or 'stop doing that' when some kid's just hanging off a staircase or something. There's too much of this, 'don't do that'. The whole thing baffles me.

In spite of what youngsters think, parents do not get a sneaky thrill out of punishing their children.