Southeast Asian Immigrant Parenting Practices And Perceptions of Parent-Adolescent Conflicts

Vietnamese American Immigrant Parents: A Pilot Parenting Intervention

“…Instead, these adolescents wanted their parents to be warm, supportive, tell them that they loved them, and praise them when they had done something right. These findings align with the results of a study on Southeast Asian immigrant parents' perception of their own parenting practices (Xiong et al, 2001). These parents showed love for their children primarily by meeting their physical and material needs; additionally, they viewed scolding and physical punishments as expressions of parental love because they helped protect their children from dangerous activities.…”

“…As a community formed largely by refugees and their children, Vietnamese American families face several unique challenges, including the trauma of war (and the experience of torture for some), language barriers, and the sudden loss of social status, possessions, and family members (Xiong, Detzner, & Rettig, 2001;Zhou, 2001). One challenge that has received growing scholarly attention is the issue of intergenerational conflicts in Vietnamese American families (Cheung & Nguyen, 2001).…”

An untold story: A qualitative study of Asian American family strengths.

“…It is significant that parents providing practical help was the only theme endorsed by every participant in the study. Although parental provision of practical help is viewed as a family strength in both Western and Asian cultures (Walsh, 2006; Xiong et al, 2001), it might be a relatively more salient strength in some Asian American families. One of the main ways that parents in our sample provided practical help was in the area of academics.…”

“…Similarly, research has shown that an Asian parenting style characterized by guidance and structure is positively associated with Asian and Asian American children's health, life satisfaction, and general well-being (Chao, 1994; Chao & Tseng, 2002; Stewart et al, 1998). From the perspective of Asian American parents, the provision of practical help to their children may be their primary means of expressing love for their children (Xiong et al, 2001).…”

“…They wished their parents would show more warmth, verbal affirmation, and physical affection. In contrast, Southeast Asian American parents believed that they demonstrated love for their children by providing for their physical and material needs (Xiong, Detzner, & Rettig, 2001). They considered parental rebukes and physical punishment as expressions of love because they helped to prevent their children from getting into trouble.…”