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Wang, Xiao-lei; Bernas, Ronan; Eberhard, Philippe – Social Development, 2012
While honesty is noticeably emphasized in Chinese childrearing practices, deception for the sake of collective good and maintenance of interpersonal relationship is widely endorsed by Chinese culture. This study examines how Chinese mothers negotiate between teaching honesty and helping their young children develop situational-appropriate…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Mothers, Asian Culture, Preschool Children
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Liu, Mowei; Chen, Xinyin; Zheng, Shujie; Chen, Huichang; Wang, Li – Social Development, 2009
The purpose of the study was to examine the contributions of maternal encouragement of autonomy and maternal encouragement of connectedness to the prediction of children's social behaviors. A sample of children (N = 94), initially aged two years, and their mothers in China participated in the two-year longitudinal study. Child autonomy and…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Foreign Countries, Cultural Context, Peer Relationship
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Chuang, Susan S. – Social Development, 2006
This study examined Taiwanese-Canadian mothers' conceptions of personal freedom in everyday situations for their children and the influence of acculturation on their beliefs. Forty mothers of six- to eight-year-old children participated in a semistructured interview and sorting task. Interview responses revealed that, regardless of acculturation,…
Descriptors: Freedom, Mothers, Interests, Acculturation