Parenting practices are based in ones culture, the family of origin, and policies and practices within each culture vary widely. Understanding other cultures approaches to parenting can be beneficial to understanding parenting practices in the U.S. Expectation: Choose a country outside of the U.S. and analyze their parenting practices and policies. Compare their laws regarding parents and families to those in the U.S. and discuss what would be considered a typical approach to parenting in this country.
Global Parenting Paper 100 points
Importance Critical Thinking: Parenting practices are based in ones culture, the family of origin, and policies and practices within each culture vary widely. Understanding other cultures approaches to parenting can be beneficial to understanding parenting practices in the U.S.
Expectation: Choose a country outside of the U.S. and analyze their parenting practices and policies. Compare their laws regarding parents and families to those in the U.S. and discuss what would be considered a typical approach to parenting in this country. You can examine laws related to family planning and/or parental leave practices, typical discipline practices for this country/culture, information about schooling, transitioning to adulthood, etc. All information about the country should be from documented sources, which you will reference in APA format. Your paper should be no longer than 5 pages.
Grading Breakdown:
One paragraph providing a brief descriiption of the country you chose and why 10 points
Analysis of laws related to families and parenting practices (Must have correlation to course material or outside literature to receive full credit) 25 points
Comparison of laws and practices to the U.S. ((Must have correlation to course material or outside literature to receive full credit) 25 points
Conclude with a story of what you think a day in the life of a typical family would be 25 points
Paper is formatted correctly (12 point font, double spaced, 5 pages max), and uses proper spelling and grammar 10 points
Uses APA format throughout the papers as well as for citations and references (see APA section on Canvas for specific information about this) 5 points
