The Cultural Differences Within Our Society - 1609 Words

The cultural differences within our society of today occur more often than one would believe. Cultural differences occur due to how we were raised and the beliefs we were instilled with. A main cultural difference that has been in the spotlight recently is the idea of how to raise one’s children. After Yale law professor Amy Chua had excerpts of her book published in the Wall Street Journal, sparks flew bashing her parenting methods which she uses on her young children. Chua, who grew up with Chinese parents, chooses to use Chinese parenting styles to drive her children to success. Chua bashes the Western parenting styles within her writing pieces, claiming that her parenting techniques are superior. Many critics disagree with her†¦show more content†¦In Bernard’s writing piece, he believes there are four unique blessings of childhood which one can achieve with Western parenting. The first blessing is the gift of moral innocence. Children lack a great amount o f knowledge which gives them the opportunity to learn how to fully trust people. A child’s innocence is precious and should be protected. Seeing a child’s good intentions and sweetness in life is a gift within itself. The second blessing is the gift of openness to the future. Children have no expectations or their own future plans which allows them to be free to new adventures. This allows them to figure out what they are good at and what they enjoy doing. Third is the idea that children are not caught up in the time. They spend their time doing things they enjoy; therefore time is not scares or wasted. The fourth is that children explore with their creative side, producing their best artwork, mastering new gadgets, and thinking about deep ideas (Murphy 279). â€Å"They need to lighten up and roam free, to express themselves in ways not dictated by their upright, over invested parents† (Rosin 266). If parents force their children to do non childlike activities, then they will lack these four blessing that come from childhood. Western parents let their children engage in normal childlike activities. They allow their children to have sleepovers, be in a school play, watch TV, and choose their own extracurricular activities, all of