Child Rearing In The Film 'Meet The Parents'

Child rearing during the first week of class was discussed through examples such as the film Babies and its online article “Meet the Parents”. Although in different areas of the world and within their cultures the way parents raise a child may be completely different we all share a mutual concept that is generally shared throughout even the most different compared to our American culture which is the way parents and specifically mothers care and love their baby. Mothers prioritize their child’s health and safety even during moments or in societies where they have an immense role to fill within society or even in cases where they must parent alone. Ashley stated, “To this day I have kept the pebble because it is a simple reminder of the love and care that my …show more content…
All babies cannot take care of themselves, therefore the relationship between a mother and a baby is very crucial for child development which most parents would agree, which can be seen from the parents of the film. The film focused on child rearing through examples of four babies and their families from different cultures and societies all having their mothers care for them the way they know best. The four babies were raised differently such as living in very diverse areas such as, Namibia, Japan, Mongolia, and California. During an interview the parents of Mari from Japan were asked how they felt about the other families and Fumito answered, “It really doesn’t matter where they live. All mothers [are] present; that’s the time you can spend with your child. All the mothers, I don’t feel like [there’s] much difference [among