Abstract
Family education refers to the educational influence caused by growth and development which parents do for their children in the process of family interaction; it is also the most important thing in every link of education in the whole society. As many differences such as traditional culture, concept consciousness, life style and social customs and so on between America and China, all these result in the great differences in family education purpose, education method and education content between two countries. Family education is special for person's education, it is not replacement, because family is the first place where person belongs to after they born, the basic personality forms there. So to know and understand the differences between the two countries correctly has a very important role in guiding and realistic significance to promote healthy development of China's contemporary family education.
Keywords Family education；China and American； child rearing； difference；comparison
目录
Abstract I
Introduction 1
1. Background 2
1.1 About culture 2
1.2 About family education 2
2. Culture and Family Education 4
2.1 The relationship between culture and family education 4
2.2 The impact of cultural values concerning family education 4
3. The difference between Chinese and American family education 5
3.1 The comparison of family education result 5
3.2 The comparison of family education process 6
3.3 The comparison of family education methods 6
3.3.1 Arranged type education concept 6
3.3.2. Excessive social protection 6
3.3.3 Too harsh about learning 7
4. The reason of the differences 8
4.1 Different historical background 8
4.2 Different culture conditions 8
4.3 Different modes of thinking 8
5. Conclusion 10
5.1 Conclusion of the research 10
5.2 Suggestion about the Chinese family education 10
5.2.1 Change the thinking 10
5.2.2 Parent-child communication: The key to child’s heart 11
5.2.3 Cultivate children's self-confidence 11
References 13
