In this slim yet brimming volume, Shirley Yuen brings the distilled values of the ages to guide us in our awesome, challenging, and sometimes overwhelming responsibility of being effective parents.

Roger T. Ames – Professor of Chinese Philosophy,University of Hawaii

PRAISE FOR THE BOOK

Shirley Yuen personally embodies the three virtues she shares with her children and encourages other parents to do the same. Precious treasure comes to those who are willing to take this new and unique path that leads to surprisingly effective results..

Bobbie Sandoz Merrill – Author of Parachutes for Parents

  This book will open your eyes and your heart and will take you down many paths that you may never have traveled

Aileen Deese – Director of Prevent Child Abuse Hawaii

Yuen helps western parents practice the Confucian art of self-cultivation while raising children within the context of Western society. As she describes her mistakes and the work she did to correct them, she gives insight into how she leaned to be a better parent with rare honesty and humor.

Helen P. Young – Associate Scholar, Stanford University