Parenting.

Every relationship within the family, mainly the parent-child relationship is built on the exclusive, intimate, and unique relationship, with full dependence on those social, cultural, economic structures that surround the family.
  

The Parent-Child relationship has been mainly studied in Western cultures and by researchers who have had connections or lived in these cultures. Consequently, their perspective of understanding the parent-child relationship is built based on Western conception. If we take a look at the basic social science textbooks that are being studied by our students, they address the classical theory of development. Moreover, many of these researchers have focused on the role of independent and collectivist societies which preach factors related to independence that influence dependence on several different phenomena, especially that of family relationships. The concept that the child is initially socialized in the family is of course a global phenomenon. Parents in different cultures and in different family contexts encounter the same procedures when a child comes to life as a vulnerable being food, first stuttering, clothing, emotional care, first cries and laughter, and so on. However, in the position of cultural development psychologist, my focus is on the cultural factor, which means that development, learning, and parenting styles depend on the socio-cultural context. In other words, neglecting the idea that the development of the parent-child relationship takes different forms depending on these contexts would be a problem in the globalized world
 

Personally, I am of the opinion that there is no universal structure of a family. As a result, I believe that any relationship within the family, mainly the parent-child relationship, is built on the exclusive, intimate, and unique relationship, with full dependence on those social, cultural, economic structures that surround the family. There is a general assumption that families in different cultures convey different values ​​to their children. For example, African-American families are mostly extended families, and extended families have a significant influence on parenting styles. The most significant values ​​that parents pass on to their children are respect for adults, the elderly, and so on. The emphasis is on children's obedience to parental authority, and parent-child conflict is seen as disrespect by children. Second, in families of Latin origin, parents encourage a sense of dependence within the family, but also on cousins, etc. The social support network from family members is at the center of the interests of these families. The values ​​taught by parents are conveyed in relation to religious beliefs. Children are expected to be good listeners and obedient to their parents, to follow the rules of the family, the one who turns the word is valued as unworthy behavior. And in these families, respect for parents is one of the values ​​passed down from parents. Third, American or Western European families are run by parents with an individualistic orientation. Children grow up with the intention of being expressive and independent. The conflict in this culture is seen differently from that of Latin or African families. Parental monitoring is not always emphasized, and parent-child communication is not warm, as is the case in collectivist societies, where families are more socio-centric and interdependent. 

 

Furthermore, children are expected to make decisions, and parents are expected to respect their decisions. While in collectivist countries children are often perceived as material supporters in the distant future, children in individualistic countries are seen as psychologically priceless. Of course, it is important to note that as European citizens, we should by no means think that all nations can bear one of these names - either individualistic or collectivist. What is troubling with the dichotomy of collectivism-individualism is precise that these separate concepts that are inherited for generations can deepen the prejudices and stereotypes that would accompany the individual in every aspect of his life in relation to individuals of different cultures. Second, if we were simply to observe the disintegration of nuclear families today, we would notice that they consist of individuals intertwining collectivist and individualistic values, that is, that these two characteristics at the individual and social level can coexist very well. Aren't cultures made up of societies? Starting from these differentiations, regarding the conception of families in different cultural contexts, there is another side of the coin. Encourage and support your kids because children are apt to live up to what you believe of them