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Parenting techniques are different around the world, which is strongly related to how culture has a direct impact on families (Nelson, Nelson, Hart, Yang, & Jin, 2016). For example, East Asian parents try to teach values of honesty, honour, and individualism to their children; meanwhile, Western parents are more likely to endorse a collectivist approach to life, with characteristics like unselfishness, obedience, and respect (Park, Coello, & Lau, 2016). The ways that a Canadian child and Japanese child grow up are very different. Cultures significantly influence both parents’ perceptions and their parenting behaviors.

However, the incessant hovering and excessive involvement from Asian parents can add tremendous pressure and stress onto young Asians. In the Daily Collegian News, Penn State sophomore Trevor Hsu expresses, “It puts pressure on Asian [students] themselves to fit that stereotype…they can feel that they let themselves [and their families] down because they have not achieved the level of excellence that the stereotype has set.” (qtd. in Dailey). Because they feel guilty and shameful, many Asian students are reluctant to admit to their parents and teachers that they have difficulties with class works and assignments as much as their non-Asian classmates and consequently, they do not received the support they need to improve their performance.

This was mainly due to the fact that within Asian households, the children are raised and taught in a completely different manner than an American household even though I was born and raised in Philadelphia. However, I was raised both by Vietnamese standards of discipline and respect without questioning authority, whilst also being raised on American

The fights we had throughout the years, the late conversations about life and the little inside jokes that we have are the foundation of who I am today. They give those little quirks, they give me the feistiness and zip to my personality. They make me, me and I thank them for that. When I look back on the arguments and the fights I laugh because I think about where we are today and how funny we would find the situations. Without my sister's I wouldn't know how I would be sane to this day. They keep me level headed and mindful of my actions. Even on those days that I'm mad at them or their mad at me, I stop to think would my sisters be proud of this. Some days I even try a little harder most days and I see them falling off. Even though they don’t like to admit it they look up to me and I look up to them too. No matter how much we argue and fight our relationship has grown to where we have a respect for each that we know we only want the best for each other. We know that we wouldn't do anything to hurt each

The source of this discourse can be attributed to global biases and stereotypes of Asian American students. Asian American students are stereotyped for being model students when it comes to education. Most of this academic achievement has been attributed to Asian cultural values that promote educational endeavors. Culture is a major explanation for achievement differences. The article,” Asian-American educational achievements: A phenomenon in search of an explanation” states, “demands and expectations for achievement and upward mobility, induction of guilt about parental sacrifice and the need to fulfill obligations” (Sue, S., & Okazaki, S., 2009), implying that those are key contributors to why Asian families promote educational achievements.

Perhaps if it were not for my sister, I would have not been at Clayton State University as a student or an athlete, or even yet a student of sociology. The student-athlete is by no means what I expected. I actually did not know what I was expecting until the first day of practice for cross country and I truly thought I was never going to be able to handle school and running at the same time. Everything my sister had done, always seemed like it came easy to her. If it were not for her guidance and support, I probably would not be where I am today. Paige always pushed me and made me become the person I could be in this world. In addition, this is the semester I never once thought I would get to because of the many doubts I had along the way

This was program showed that students and parents opened a door to learn from one another. When growing up, children don’t tend to question their parents as to why they are raising them a certain way. This grant gave these families an opportunity to get parents and children to open up and talk as to why Asian American parents have such high expectations of their children. For most parents all one wants is for their child to be able to have a happy and successful life, but each parent may have different expectations of how their children will achieve that goal.

I’m not a daredevil. I like to think about things and decide if it’s a good idea or not. There’s no sense in doing something that you know is not going to end very well. Believe me I still do some crazy stuff with my friends, I’m just the one that keeps the group down to earth. With my parents however, I listen to them with no hesitation. They would never do anything to harm my siblings or me… on purpose. My point of view on this changed a few years ago on and extremely hot day, when my dad had a brilliant idea for me and our dog Peanut.

In the traditional Chinese family the man is the head of the family and this responsibility endows him with complete authority and the final say in the affairs of the family. Topics that would be discussed among Chinese parents and children are education, family values, and success. However, topics considered inappropriate would be dating, sex, and sharing one's feelings. According to the Chinese culture, a good son or daughter makes good grades and has a positive attitude towards studying. They also fulfill their responsibility concerning studying and academic success. They also are expected to attain higher education. A good child also had good character, self-discipline, no acquaintance with undesirable peers, absolutely no naughtiness, and has good relationships with others and are mature individuals. In my opinion, the Chinese culture's parenting style is authoritarian. These children must obey their parents wishes and they are expected to abide by all rules especially academic success. These children have no room for freedom of

“Children learn more from what you are than what you teach.” Amy Chua is a really strict parent, I agree with somethings but not all. Amy Chua’s book talked about how strict parenting is the best. She also writes on how she teaches her children to make them better at almost anything. Amy Chua compares Western parenting and Chinese parenting. I will talk about which parenting style is the best in my opinion. I believe that a flexible parenting style is the best. I believe this because if you are flexible your children would have more self esteem and if you have a strict parenting style your kids will probably not participate in extracurricular activities. Also if you have a flexible parenting style your children would have more of a reputation.

I still vividly remember the late nights of my sophomore and junior years. A typical day would start with going through all my classes at school, followed by either football practice or lifting weights. Then finally getting home at around six to seven and starting a long night of homework. The days were long and stressful during this time. It was definitely a challenging part of my life having to balance all of my obligations during the school year. Another part of being a teenager that can be difficult is change. There are many childhood friends that I still have a great relationship with, but there are also some who I have not talked to in years. Not only did my relationships with others change, but my outlook on the world and society changed as well. I began to start to see the problems that we have as a human race. It was a hard pill to swallow realizing that the world is not how I thought it was when I was younger.

I come from a four-person family. My mom and dad have always been in my life therefore they are the people who raised me. After seeing my parents have a successful marriage, it has influenced me to want the same thing in life and having my first marriage be my last. I have an older sister who is 23. While growing up, me and my sister had a very close relationship. As we grew up, we started to drift apart. I learned a lot from being the youngest child. While being 3 years younger than my sister Taylor, watching her grow up and deal with situations taught me many personal life lessons. Watching her grow up taught me the good and bad things in life and helped me follow the right path. While going through school, I already knew what to expect when it came to the class description and the teacher just by having my sister go through it just a couple years before me. Even though being the younger sister, my whole life is all I know, I couldn’t imagine

Asian parents ' parenting style is not bad at all. I think the answer depends on the person who chooses to use this style. Asian parents are very disciplined and strict with their children. Like what I heard from many people a long time ago and also about the article I noticed the maturity difference between high schoolers in Indonesia and America…” (Carly). They said that Asian parents rarely lose their eyes from their children; moreover, they give their children a limited time to go outside from home, and if they are late to come home, they will get some punishment, so they would not break the rule again. Another example is parents almost all the time asked their children to study every day. Children go to school in the morning, and after

Every one of us went through teenager era, it is the most embarrassing part of your life. Your body and mind begin to change. Despite what I had in my teenage time, it was the best era. Therefore, these are important to me due my present as well as my future. Which they are, what happened during that time, how I moved on since it broke me, and how I changed internally and externally.

My sister has been there for me since day one and we cherish memories that I will hold close to my heart forever. Some of my favorite memories are when we go on family trips. Most of the time, my sister and I end up getting annoyed with our parents so we go off and do our own thing for a little while. Two years ago in the Bahamas, us two decided to have our own little picnic on the beach at night. It was one of the most peaceful moments that I have shared with my sister. We also grew up playing sports together. My sister and I both played basketball and softball together and were on the same teams for numerous years. It was nice having someone I trusted to tell me different aspects of my game that I could improve. The memories that I have with her are abundant and I always look forward to seeing her just so we can create some more.