Tag: Cross-cultural parenting
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Between Two Worlds: How We Prepared for School
📝 Cross-Cultural Parenting Notes｜Getting Ready for School: Navigating Chinese and German Expectations, and Our Blended Approach Our child is about to take an important step—starting elementary school. As a Chinese mother living in Germany, this moment fills me with both excitement and unease. More than that, it has become a meaningful exercise in cultural integration…
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For Your Own Good vs. Out of Love
A Chinese Mother’s Take on Parenting Across Cultures Introduction In Chinese culture, we often say, “I’m doing this for your own good.” This phrase carries love, but also weight—and sometimes, unspoken control. But when I became a mother raising a child abroad, I began to notice that in Western parenting, love is expressed differently. Not…
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