Essay On Mayan Culture

Since, birth we are exposed to culture and our culture is what enables us to grow and one day become a functional member of our community. However, each culture values their own set of skills and values that they find important for their children as well as their entire community. We will be examining the child rearing of my 50-year-old mother Dolores compared to the Mayan or US family practices. My mother has four children in total: the oldest being my brother age 30, along with my two older sisters who are 28 and 25, and the youngest being myself age 21. My mother was born and raised in Mexico along with her six siblings and her parents. At a young age, she had to work to provide some income for herself and her family. My mother attended school for some time but could not finish because working interfered with her studies. My mother’s cultural background is very similar to other Hispanic cultures where at a young age they worked, care for their siblings, care for the home, etc.
Similarities to Mayan Culture The way Dolores took care of her children is very similar to the way the Mayan mothes took care of their infants. Dolores along with the father of her children …show more content…
Many Mayan mothers felt pity for the U.S. babies that slept alone but Dolores did not view this in a negative way (Morelli, 1992). Due to economic reasons, Dolores did not have the option to allow her infants to sleep in a separate room but she still preferred not to buy a baby crib. She states that a baby crib is a waste of money because there is no problem for the infant to sleep with her on her bed. So Dolores strongly preferred for her children to sleep with her because she felt comfortable and secure because she knew that her children would be safe. Dolores also believed that by the child sleeping with their mother it could enforce a secure attachment as well as spending more quality