Parenting styles all over the world differ not only due to the social class and education of parents but also due to the customs and mentality of nations. European and Asian parents sometimes dramatically differ in their approaches to education, though children from the two continents appear to achieve equally good upbringing.
While European parenting is normally authoritative, Asians traditionally use the authoritarian style. The first one concentrates upon the high support and moderate control, while the second style implies high control and low support. It does not mean that Asian parents are too harsh as control and warmth just mean different things to Europeans and Asians.
Asian parenting styles also differ from country to country. Predetermined by the cultural influences, Chinese parenting underlines the principle of the hierarchy while the Filipino families concentrate more on the equality. In fact, European and Filipino youth have a similar opinion according to the importance of support and control in the family. Speaking about family members and their roles, Filipino children resemble Europeans more than Chinese.
At the same time, Filipino family practices have a lot in common with the neighboring Chinese tradition of parenting. Chinese parents have really high expectations for their kids. They usually include caring about siblings and managing household and family duties. Filipino parents involve their children in caring about family too, but relations between parents and children are much more friendly. Parents of both cultural groups target their efforts at teaching children how to live in a harmony with the social environment.
Differences in the upbringing of such diverse ethnic groups as Europeans and Filipino make a huge impact upon the American education. As the Chinese and Filipino Americans are the fastest growing ethnic group in the US, teachers who already got used to European values shall take into account Asian traditional parenting styles to enhance the academic success of Asian American youth.