Untigering Quotes

“Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore, in her book, Kid Confidence: Help Your Child Make Friends, Build Resilience, and Develop Real Self-Esteem, suggests”
― Iris Chen, Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent

“Understanding our parents’ stories may lead to forgiveness, strong boundaries, limited contact, or a complete cutting off of relationship. All these can be valid responses. Whatever we choose, we no longer need to let our parents’ stories define the rest of our narrative. We can acknowledge how they shaped us, but then reclaim our own story.”
― Iris Chen, Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent

“In such an environment, survival is the only goal. There is nothing left over for something as abstract as love.”
― Iris Chen, Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent