Comparing behavior between parents and children in US and Korea

“The parents hit their children as education.” If you are an American, can you agree with the parents? However in a same case, If you are Korean, you want to know the situation more specifically. It’s very different the behavior of parents and children in Korea from in America like the above. Although all parents love their children, the ways of raising their children are various according to their culture or social atmosphere. There are lots of similarities and differences between American and Korean parents how to take care their children


Even though the culture of Korea and America is so far different, one of the most important similarities is that every parent is still their children’s safe fence. First, parents and their children do love each other. The only one difference is that they communicate with a different language to express their love. It is the biggest similarity among all parents and children. Second, all children want to respect their parents. When they are born, they see their parents at first time and then they learn many things by miming their parent’s actions and habits. So as they have grown up, they have considered that their parents who are regardless of their job or statement. Third, every parent is a good supporter to make their children desirable person. When their children feel happy, they are willing to happy together. In addition, when the children feel bad or have a problem, the parents always care about them. Therefore we can guess that the greatest love is a parental love beyond any countries.


There are also differences behavior parents and children between America and Korea. First, every language has a difference system between them, that is English don’t have an honorific term, the other language which is Korean have a that system. It’s a very important thing for Korean parents to make their children observe polite attitude and one’s manner of speech from they was born. Then the Korean parents might teach their children more strictly. Because of this so many Korean children looks like somewhat less active than American children. Second, the way which the children are punished by their parents is different between America and Korea, when their children are occurring a fault. American parents often don’t let them go outside for a week, or more. Actually the Korean parents also give their children punishment like that. But sometimes a little corporal punishment also can be permitted. This is not an emotion that parents don’t love their children anymore, but this is a wish of parents that their children will be better than before.


In conclusion, there are lots of similarities and differences between American and Korean parents how to take care their children. Although some differences exist between their countries, we can find out that the love of parents toward their children is same.