Abstract Family education，as a crucial part of the education, takes great effect not only on the growth of a person but also on the development of entire society. This thesis takes Modern Family and Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, the autobiography of Amy Chua, as examples to analyze the differences of family education between America and China in terms of education objects, contents, and methods. And it gives a brief analysis about the differences from the perspective of historical background, cultural traditions and social conditions. In the end, the thesis reaches a conclusion, as well as putting up some suggestions on family education in China, that is, to develop children’s independence awareness and ability, to give equal communication between parents and children, and learn to balance between too much and too little freedom. 53348

Keywords: family education; differences between China and America; Modern family; Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

摘要家庭教育是教育的重要组成部分，无论对于个体的成长还是整个社会的发展都有着不可替代的作用。本文以电视剧《摩登家庭》中的对白和华裔教授蔡美儿自传《虎妈战歌》中的节选为例。从中发现中美家庭教育在教育目的，教育内容，教育方式三方面的差异，并从历史背景，文化传统和社会因素等方面分析差异的原因。最后将在反思中就我国的家庭教育发展提出建设性意见：注重培养孩子的独立意识及能力；父母孩子之间应更注重平等交流；以及给孩子适度自由。

毕业论文关键字：家庭教育; 中美差异; 摩登家庭; 虎妈战歌

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 1

2.1 Family Education 1

2.2 Modern Family and Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother 4

3. The Differences and Reasons between Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and Modern Family 5

3.1 The Differences between Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and Modern Family 5

3.2 The Reasons of Differences 13

4. The Revelation on Chinese Family Education 16

4.1 Children’s Independence Awareness and Ability 16

4.2 Equal Communication between Parents and Children 18

4.3 Balance between too much and too little Freedom 19

5. Conclusion 20

Works Cited 24

1. Introduction 

Family education is a crucial part in the education, playing an irreplaceable role both in inpidual’s growth and in the social development. First of all, family education is the foundation and the beginning in the children’s education, thus would exerting enormous effects on children’s growth. Secondly, family education has a close relationship with social development. If family education can meet the requirements of social development, people cultivated in such families can have a positive role in social development. In the light of its importance, scholars in this field always focus on the issues of family education. How to teach and what to teach have become a study and art deserving intensive study all around the world. Rich experience to its theoretical study has been gained by large amount of practice of family education which also in turns put forward higher requirements. Many comparisons have been made on family education between China and America in a detailed way from the perspective of economy, politics, culture, and history etc. It is beneficial to understand the differences in order to change some traditional wrong concepts, improve parents’ proficiency. This article attempts to put up with some suggestions on the Chinese family education by the comparison of Chinese and America family education with an expectation to promote the improvement on Chinese family education.  中美家庭教育的比较及启示以《摩登家庭》和《虎妈战歌》为例:http://www.751com.cn/guanli/lunwen_57443.html