My son was born in the US to a Chinese mother and a British father. He may speak fluent Mandarin, use chopsticks, say "lift" instead of "elevator," and enjoy Weetabix and crumpets at breakfast, but he calls New York home. There's much more to multicultural parenting than language and food. In the past five years, I've gobbled up reams of parenting books, but I don't believe that there is such a thing as the perfect parent. We can't choose our parents, but we can choose what kind of parents we want to be, regardless of our cultural background. Here are four major differences I've noticed between how Chinese parents and American parents raise their kids:.
Shu-Wen Liu , Fordham University. Problem Statement. Asian Americans have been one of the fastest growing minority groups in the United States since According to the U. Census, over the last ten years, the Asian population grew over 3 times faster than the total population of the nation, with the Chinese population being the largest Asian subgroup U. Census Bureau, The growth of the Chinese immigrant population in the US has been phenomenal in recent years, increasing
Asian American Parenting and Parent-Adolescent Relationships
Laurence Steinberg has asserted that the benefits of authoritative parenting in childhood and adolescence "transcend the boundaries of ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and household composition" p. Numerous studies have examined parenting in a very diverse set of countries with different value systems using measures of parenting derived from Baumrind's work. These studies have shown that authoritative parenting is associated with better psychosocial development and mental health across cultures. Research has suggested that authoritative parenting is more prevalent in European-American parents than in ethnic minority parents and that African-American and Asian-American parents are more authoritarian in their parenting practices than are white parents. Some researchers have suggested that authoritarian parenting may have positive effects on ethnic minority children's psychosocial adjustment and, in particular, academic achievement.
It is commonly understood that adolescence can be a time when teens attempt to reconcile their own desires and needs with the wishes of their parents. While some adolescents get through this period of time without many problems, others tend to experience many negative effects. Cultural values such as the Asian American emphasis on interdependence and family harmony may influence the type of parenting style these parents may choose to adopt. Results indicated that there were no significant differences between race and authoritative parenting style, however, significant differences were found in that Asian American parents tended to be more authoritarian than their Caucasian counterparts.
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Cliftun 2 years ago
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Hanz 2 years ago
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Thank you for the information!
This set is just incomparable :), I like it very much)))