Abstract

What is known to us is that family is the first school, in which parents are the first teachers for their children. What’s more, parents are the windows for children to know the society and the world. Therefore, parents’ traditional values play an important role in their children’s growth. There are many types of family education in the world and each of them shows distinctive features and is closely responsive to its traditional value and historical background, economic patterns, social conditions, and education system affect parents’ traditional values. In this paper, to begin with, I compare the two countries’ differences of parents’ traditional values, and then analyzes the causes leading to the differences. The different results of traditional values between China and America are mentioned, too. What’s more, it comes up with some problems in today’s Chinese family education. Last but not least, some suggestions to solve these problems are also provided.

Key words: family education; traditional values; differences between China and America

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1.Introduction-1

2. Literature Review-1

2.1 Li Xin and the Differences of Family Education between China and America from the Perspective of Culture-1

3. Diffrences of Parents' Traditional Values between China and America-3

3.1 Different concepts of family education-3

3.2 Different aims of family education-4

3.3 Different opinions about children’s growth process-4

3.4 Different ways of developing children’s mental quality-5

3.5 Different ways of developing children’s creativity-5

4. The Reasons for the Differences of Parents’ Traditional Values between China and America-6

4.1 Different historical background-6

4.2 Different economic patterns-6

4.3 Different social conditions-6

4.4 Different education systems-6

5. The Different Results of Parents’ Traditional Values between China and America-7

5.1 Ability of adapting to the society-8

5.2 Ability of living independently-8

5.3 Interpersonal relationships-8

5.4 Responsibility of supporting the old-8

5.5 The relationship among family menbers-9

5.6 The attitudes towards money-9

5.7 The ability of creativity-9

6. Main problems in today’s Chinese family education-9

6.1 Chinese parents prepare all things for their children in daily life-9

6.2 Chinese parents overprotect their children in social activities-10

6.3 Chinese parents have a stricter attitude toward children’s study-10

6.4 Lack of communication between parents and children-10

6.5 Bringing up by elder generation show more disadvantages-11

7. Suggestions for problems mentioned above-11

8. Conclusion-11

Works Cited-13