What Can Euro-American Parents Learn from Asian Parents?(Scholarly NOTES‪)‬

Euro-American parents are struggling with the goals of socialization and academic achievement of their children. The parents of the Baby Boomer generation had no confusion relating to parenting. They believed in children "being seen and not heard" as well as in strict obedience to the parents, teachers, or whatever adult the child might encounter. Children were to respect their elders. Children were to control their emotions even in the face of physical punishment. Fathers would tell their children to stop crying or they would give them something to cry about; or they would have to stop crying or the spanking they were receiving would continue. Times have changed the approach American parents use to rear their children. Diana Baumrind identified three styles of parental behavior: