Child Rearing Culture
Running Head: Culture differences in Child Rearing
Cultural differences
This paper will discuss the diverse characteristics and share the differences in having children, and how raising these children in this type of culture will impact their lives. Culture and child rearing are both vital in child growth. Culture and ethnicity have a definingresult on the child-rearing methods that families implement throughout the world. Differences such as methods of punishment, expectations regarding acceptance of everyday jobsand therange of religious instruction will differ among families.Not everyone in the world will agree how to raise their children and what is considered to be the right way and the wrong way. Although many parents believe …show more content…
that very small children are too young to understand, their early years are probably the most important opportunity for parents to start them in the right directionThe Greek culture,Asian American culture, andNative Americans, all have similar culture practices in certain aspects, but are very different in many other ways. .
As the Greek culture is modernized these days, small children and young adults are custom-made by their social network. Whether that network be at school, home with mom and dad, or strictly the media. Both Greek male and female both are affected in different ways as children. Originally the process of self-formation was developed mainly through interpersonal interaction. According to Theodossakis, (2009, para 1), “The processes by which the adolescent forms his or her identity is very much connected to the mass media which complement and often substitute for real experience”. When Greek children are really young they imitate what their parents do by cleaning like mom does, sewing, and other tasks as well. “The traditional view of the division of labor in the Greek family, as expressed in the ancient texts, was that women had three responsibilities, household management, domestic duties, and the nurture of children,( Rousselle ,2005, pg.3)”. Birthing practices in their culture are similar and different than other cultures.
Many Greek women have a birth “doula”, or a birthing assistant that helps the mother get through her birth before during and after. The doula’s responsibilities are to make the woman comfortable with massages and backrubs. This is kind of like a mid-wife in my culture. Since Greek culture is divided into stages, it is said that when a child is born, it is into the earliest stages of their life. It is also said that a child could not learn language until they are three years old and when they turn seven is when they start their education.
As for the Chinese culture, when a woman is pregnant, a husband does not participate in the birthing process. This process is because the birthing process is considered unclean and the man is not supposed to touch the women because of this. Shared principles also include not giving children breast milk because it will cause stomach distress and avoiding inactivity and sleeping late. The Asian-American culture encourages breastfeeding, but some may delay breastfeeding until the milk comes in. The delay is based on the belief that colostrum is harmful for the baby. It is considered old, stale, dirty, poisonous or contaminated, and it’s believed that it may cause diarrhea or vomiting in the infant. During the postpartum period, most Asian American cultures restrict the mother’s activity for 30 to 60 days after delivery to ensure recuperation, while other women assume household and child-care duties. In many of these cultures, special foods are prepared for the new mother. Often Chinese babies are given and called by nicknames in addition to the “real names” that appear on their birth certificates to ward off spirits who might want to kidnap the child. In Chinese culture, the mother must protect herself from yin, or cold energy, they avoid fruits and vegetables and choose to eat “yang” or hot foods for warm energy. The birth of a boy is always preferred because in traditional china, there is a one child policy that is set into place in 1970’s. According to Lee, (2010 para 1), “These findings suggest the one-child policy inadvertently contributed to greater educational gender equality in China”. It included a study that showed that boys are easier to teach and they learn better. In some Chinese families, however, physical punishment might be used to induce children to study hard and get good grades. They also made this policy because China’s population was rapidly growing. Native Americans have a holistic view on pregnancy and birth.
They usually view pregnancy as a normal, natural process. Because of this, prenatal care is not started until late in pregnancy. Maintaining a pleasant, stress-free prenatal period and remaining active during pregnancy are considered crucial for a happy, healthy baby. Many Native Americans think it is okay to drink alcohol and smoke while they are pregnant due to their culture. “Mothers who deliver children with FAS usually have less prenatal care than mothers who have children without FAS, (Kvigne, and pg. 6)”.
The Native-American woman usually prefers a female birth attendant, such as a midwife, although her husband, mother or father may assist with the birth. Birth is a family affair, and the woman may want her entire family present. Herbs are often used throughout labor and delivery and the postpartum period to promote uterine activity, stop bleeding or increase the flow of breast milk. Newborns are not fed colostrum for the same reasons that Asian-American women withhold breastfeeding until the milk comes …show more content…
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Present days for the Native Americans are that they all participate in livestock, agricultures, and gathering practices. They are all based out of the matrilineal system, which means inheriting or determining descent through the female line. Native American women own all the livestock and land. They are considered exogamous. The woman has to marry outside the clan that they represented. When they did decide to marry, the man would have to live with the woman clan of relatives. A clan is also among the village where she stays.
Everyone has different views and ideals that allow us to practice our own cultural ways. For Greek, Asian, and Native American cultures, they all have practices on the way that they bring a child into this world.“Children 's growing roles are created not only by their parents, of course, but also by features of the broader culture such as an urban or rural environment or by major disturbances including war,(Super 2009 para 8)”. The physical and social settings in which the child lives provide a support upon which daily life is constructed, including where, with whom, and in what activities the child is involved. No one has the right to judge, just because someone does something different than your culture. Not everyone in the world will agree how to raise their children and what is considered to be the right way and the wrong way. Implanted in the settings of the child 's daily life are culturally controlled customs and practices of child careThere are many differences when it comes to culture around the world, growing up in these different culture sometimes hinders your perspective on what is right and what is wrong in each culture. .
References:
Kvigne, V.
L., Leonardson, G. R., Borzelleca, J., Brock, E., Neff-Smith, M., & Welty, T. K. (2008). Alcohol Use, Injuries, and Prenatal Visits During Three Successive Pregnancies Among American Indian Women on the Northern Plains Who have Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or Incomplete Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Maternal & Child Health Journal, 1237-45.
Lee, M. (2012). The One-Child Policy and Gender Equality in Education in China: Evidence from Household Data. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 33(1), 41-52. doi:http://dx.doi.org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.1007/s10834-011-9277-9
Rousselle, R. (2005). Father Avoidant, mother dependent: The first seven years in a child 's life in classical Greece. The Journal of Psychohistory, 33(1), 62-95. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/203957930?accountid=32521
Parenting across Cultures Charles M. Super, SGI Quarterly, retrieved from, http://www.sgiquarterly.org/feature2009Jan-2.html
Theodossakis, Dimitris, Journal of Modern Greek Studies (JMGS) 2009 May:
http://muse.jhu.edu.proxylibrary.ashford.edu/journals/journal_of_modern_greek_studies/v027/27.1.theodossakis.html
Cultural differences
This paper will discuss the diverse characteristics and share the differences in having children, and how raising these children in this type of culture will impact their lives. Culture and child rearing are both vital in child growth. Culture and ethnicity have a definingresult on the child-rearing methods that families implement throughout the world. Differences such as methods of punishment, expectations regarding acceptance of everyday jobsand therange of religious instruction will differ among families.Not everyone in the world will agree how to raise their children and what is considered to be the right way and the wrong way. Although many parents believe …show more content…
that very small children are too young to understand, their early years are probably the most important opportunity for parents to start them in the right directionThe Greek culture,Asian American culture, andNative Americans, all have similar culture practices in certain aspects, but are very different in many other ways. .
As the Greek culture is modernized these days, small children and young adults are custom-made by their social network. Whether that network be at school, home with mom and dad, or strictly the media. Both Greek male and female both are affected in different ways as children. Originally the process of self-formation was developed mainly through interpersonal interaction. According to Theodossakis, (2009, para 1), “The processes by which the adolescent forms his or her identity is very much connected to the mass media which complement and often substitute for real experience”. When Greek children are really young they imitate what their parents do by cleaning like mom does, sewing, and other tasks as well. “The traditional view of the division of labor in the Greek family, as expressed in the ancient texts, was that women had three responsibilities, household management, domestic duties, and the nurture of children,( Rousselle ,2005, pg.3)”. Birthing practices in their culture are similar and different than other cultures.
Many Greek women have a birth “doula”, or a birthing assistant that helps the mother get through her birth before during and after. The doula’s responsibilities are to make the woman comfortable with massages and backrubs. This is kind of like a mid-wife in my culture. Since Greek culture is divided into stages, it is said that when a child is born, it is into the earliest stages of their life. It is also said that a child could not learn language until they are three years old and when they turn seven is when they start their education.
As for the Chinese culture, when a woman is pregnant, a husband does not participate in the birthing process. This process is because the birthing process is considered unclean and the man is not supposed to touch the women because of this. Shared principles also include not giving children breast milk because it will cause stomach distress and avoiding inactivity and sleeping late. The Asian-American culture encourages breastfeeding, but some may delay breastfeeding until the milk comes in. The delay is based on the belief that colostrum is harmful for the baby. It is considered old, stale, dirty, poisonous or contaminated, and it’s believed that it may cause diarrhea or vomiting in the infant. During the postpartum period, most Asian American cultures restrict the mother’s activity for 30 to 60 days after delivery to ensure recuperation, while other women assume household and child-care duties. In many of these cultures, special foods are prepared for the new mother. Often Chinese babies are given and called by nicknames in addition to the “real names” that appear on their birth certificates to ward off spirits who might want to kidnap the child. In Chinese culture, the mother must protect herself from yin, or cold energy, they avoid fruits and vegetables and choose to eat “yang” or hot foods for warm energy. The birth of a boy is always preferred because in traditional china, there is a one child policy that is set into place in 1970’s. According to Lee, (2010 para 1), “These findings suggest the one-child policy inadvertently contributed to greater educational gender equality in China”. It included a study that showed that boys are easier to teach and they learn better. In some Chinese families, however, physical punishment might be used to induce children to study hard and get good grades. They also made this policy because China’s population was rapidly growing. Native Americans have a holistic view on pregnancy and birth.
They usually view pregnancy as a normal, natural process. Because of this, prenatal care is not started until late in pregnancy. Maintaining a pleasant, stress-free prenatal period and remaining active during pregnancy are considered crucial for a happy, healthy baby. Many Native Americans think it is okay to drink alcohol and smoke while they are pregnant due to their culture. “Mothers who deliver children with FAS usually have less prenatal care than mothers who have children without FAS, (Kvigne, and pg. 6)”.
The Native-American woman usually prefers a female birth attendant, such as a midwife, although her husband, mother or father may assist with the birth. Birth is a family affair, and the woman may want her entire family present. Herbs are often used throughout labor and delivery and the postpartum period to promote uterine activity, stop bleeding or increase the flow of breast milk. Newborns are not fed colostrum for the same reasons that Asian-American women withhold breastfeeding until the milk comes …show more content…
in.
Present days for the Native Americans are that they all participate in livestock, agricultures, and gathering practices. They are all based out of the matrilineal system, which means inheriting or determining descent through the female line. Native American women own all the livestock and land. They are considered exogamous. The woman has to marry outside the clan that they represented. When they did decide to marry, the man would have to live with the woman clan of relatives. A clan is also among the village where she stays.
Everyone has different views and ideals that allow us to practice our own cultural ways. For Greek, Asian, and Native American cultures, they all have practices on the way that they bring a child into this world.“Children 's growing roles are created not only by their parents, of course, but also by features of the broader culture such as an urban or rural environment or by major disturbances including war,(Super 2009 para 8)”. The physical and social settings in which the child lives provide a support upon which daily life is constructed, including where, with whom, and in what activities the child is involved. No one has the right to judge, just because someone does something different than your culture. Not everyone in the world will agree how to raise their children and what is considered to be the right way and the wrong way. Implanted in the settings of the child 's daily life are culturally controlled customs and practices of child careThere are many differences when it comes to culture around the world, growing up in these different culture sometimes hinders your perspective on what is right and what is wrong in each culture. .
References:
Kvigne, V.
L., Leonardson, G. R., Borzelleca, J., Brock, E., Neff-Smith, M., & Welty, T. K. (2008). Alcohol Use, Injuries, and Prenatal Visits During Three Successive Pregnancies Among American Indian Women on the Northern Plains Who have Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or Incomplete Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Maternal & Child Health Journal, 1237-45.
Lee, M. (2012). The One-Child Policy and Gender Equality in Education in China: Evidence from Household Data. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 33(1), 41-52. doi:http://dx.doi.org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.1007/s10834-011-9277-9
Rousselle, R. (2005). Father Avoidant, mother dependent: The first seven years in a child 's life in classical Greece. The Journal of Psychohistory, 33(1), 62-95. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/203957930?accountid=32521
Parenting across Cultures Charles M. Super, SGI Quarterly, retrieved from, http://www.sgiquarterly.org/feature2009Jan-2.html
Theodossakis, Dimitris, Journal of Modern Greek Studies (JMGS) 2009 May:
http://muse.jhu.edu.proxylibrary.ashford.edu/journals/journal_of_modern_greek_studies/v027/27.1.theodossakis.html