Author: Ernesto Pangilinan Santiago Parenting: “How Can We Become Smart Parents? ” Truth is most responsible and caring parents love to see their precious children to have a bright future, a well established career. Indeed, it is the prime duty of all parents to raise their children and provide them what they need in their life. Parents must serve as a good example or a role model for their children, because what they see from their parents, they will certainly do the same. Certainly, the children need active care from their parents, or from the people who stand in as their parents or guardian. Both parents/guardians need to love and give care to their children and have fun, a quality time, with them because it is by being loved and cared that they learn to be loving and caring themselves. It is also true that raising obedient and respectful children is not an overnight job; it is more of a 24 by 7 job. This is surely a result, of our own diligent guidance and we

How do we know whether there are cultural norms, what they are, and how they affect family patterns? Family historians often rely on popular literature, essays, and diaries to reveal long-term changes in Family Values. Another approach is to evaluate the effects of economic or demographic forces on family and to appeal to culture or changes in attitudes to explain historical trends that cannot be attributed to those factors. In order to study the issue of changing Family Values we interviewed young Chinese man Ted who comes from middle-class family in Pekin, China. Ted told us about three-generations of his family. Therefore, comparing the evidence obtained from the interview with Ted to recent findings about social context in China we can conclude that Family Values in China did not change significantly but to some extent.

How do we know whether there are cultural norms, what they are, and how they affect family patterns? Family historians often rely on popular literature, essays, and diaries to reveal long-term changes in Family Values. Another approach is to evaluate the effects of economic or demographic forces on family and to appeal to culture or changes in attitudes to explain historical trends that cannot be attributed to those factors. In order to study the issue of changing Family Values we interviewed young Chinese man Ted who comes from middle-class family in Pekin, China. Ted told us about three-generations of his family. Therefore, comparing the evidence obtained from the interview with Ted to recent findings about social context in China we can conclude that Family Values in China did not change significantly but to some extent.