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CreativeEducation,2015,6,1322-1327PublishedOnlineJuly2015inSciRes.://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ce.2015.612132Howtocitethispaper:Huo,C.Q.,&Yuan,X.F.(2015).AComparativeAnalysisoftheDifferencesofFamilyEducationbe-tweenChinaandAmerica.CreativeEducation,6,1322-1327.:[e-mail]11June2015;accepted10July2015;published13July2015Copyright©2015byauthorsandScientificResearchPublishingInc.ThisworkislicensedundertheCreativeCommonsAttributionInternationalLicense(CCBY).’slife.ThispaperisaboutthefamilyeducationinChinaandAmerica.Itcomparesthedifferencesfromtheaspectsofmethods,contents,objectivesandresultsoffamilyeducationbe-tweenChinaandAmerica.Then,itanalysesthereasonsforthedifferencesinfamilyeducation.Finally,somesuggestionsforfamilyeducationinChinaareprovided.KeywordsFamilyEducation,Differences,Suggestions1.IntroductionInone’slifetime,thefamilyisthefirstschool.Theearliesteducationisalsothelongestandmostprofoundone.Astheworlddevelops,manycountriestakeeducationseriously,especiallythefamilyeducation.Althoughfam-ilyeducationnowattractssocialcircle’sattention,especiallyeducationalcircle’sattention,Chinesefamilyedu-cationstillhasalotofproblems.TofindabetterwaytoeducateChinesechildren,Chineseparentsshouldstudyothercountries’experiences.Americanfamilyeducationisthemostfamousoneofallkindsoffamilyeducation,soitisnecessaryandsignificanttomakeacomparisonofthedifferencesoffamilyeducationbetweenAmericaandChina.Then,whatarethedifferencesoffamilyeducationbetweenAmericaandChina,andwhatisthecauseofthesedifferences?BycontrastingthefamilyeducationofAmericaandChina,thispaperwilltellthedifferencesoffamilyeducationbetweenthetwocountriesandinterpretthereasonsforthesedifferences.Throughthecomparison,thispaperalsoputsforwardsomesuggestionsthatsuitChinesefamilyeducation.C.Q.Huo,X.F.Yuan13232.AComparisonbetweenAmericanFamilyEducationandChineseFamilyEducation2.1.AComparisonbetweenFamilyEducationObjectivesFamilyeducationobjectivesimposerestrictionsonitsorientationanddecideitsoverallresults.Therefore,theyformthecoreoffamilyeducationandthebasiccauseforthedifferencesbetweenthetwocountriesinfamilyeducation.TheobjectiveofAmericanfamilyeducationistoraisechildrenassocialpeoplewhoareabletoconformtothedifferentsurroundingsandareindependent.Theygenerallybelievethatchildren’sgrowthmustrelyontheirownexperiences,becausetheythinkthatchildrenshouldformaself-supportingwillandthecapacitytolivein-dependentlyfromtheirchildhoodtoadulthood.Beingsocialpeopleisnotjustthewholething;itisabasicandessentialrequirement.Sotheparentscaneasilydeveloptheactiveelementsinthechildren’scharacterstothegreatestdegree.Inthiscase,childrencanrealizetheirownpersonalworthwithoutconsideringtheutilitarianobjectives,suchashighacademicdegreesandwell-paidjobs.Actually,thistypeofeducationoftenproducesunexpectedresults.Ontheotherhand,guidedbythisobjective,childrenaretrainedtobemoreindependentinthinkingandaction.ThiscanbeseenfromeachstageofAmericanchildrenintheirgrowth:whentheyarein-fants,theysleepbythemselves;whentheycanwalk,theyplaybythemselves;andwhentheygrowolder,theyhavetheirownroomsandtheydecorateandcleanthemallbythemselves.Theydopaidworkwithintheirreachwhentheyareyoung,suchascleaning,takingcareofbabiesanddeliveringnewspaper,etc;whentheyareinhighschoolanduniversity,theyareonwork-studyprogramsandsupportthemselves.ComparedwithAmericanparents,Chineseparentshaveaverydifferentaimfortheirchildren’seducation.Theyareeagertheirchildrentobecomesomeone,tohavegoodjobsandliveinaneasylife.Toachievethisob-jective,Chineseparentscaremostabouttheirchildren’sgradepointaverage.Theyhavearatherstrictattitudetowardstheirchildren’sstudyandregardthegradesastheonlystandardforfuturesuccess.Chineseparentstendtoignorechildren’stalentsandrestricttheircreativity.SomeparentsinChinaonlycareaboutwhetherthechildrenhaveapromisingfuture,agoodjob,agoodlifeanddon’tcareabouttheirpersonalityandcompetencetoconformtosociety.Thus,fewofthechildrenwillbesuccessfulthoughtheydowellinschool(Wang,2006:p.70).ThemajorityofChineseparentsfeelthattheirresponsibilityfortheirchildrenistocreatethebestpossibleconditions.Theywouldliketoprovideeverythingthattheycanfortheirchildrenintheprocessoftheirchild’sgrowth.Inaword,Chineseparentswouldliketosacrificeanythingiftheirchildrencanlivebetterwiththeirhelp.Chineseparentscarelittleornotatallabouttheirchildren’sindependence,civicawarenessandtheirabil-itytoadapttothesocietyinthefuture,Chineseparentscarelittleornotatall.2.2.AComparisonbetweenFamilyEducationMethodsDifferentaimsinfamilyeducationleadtodistinguishedmethodsinfosteringchildren.ThefollowingwillfocusonthedifferentapproachestoAmericanandChinesefamilyeducation.InAmerica,parentsarem