OZKIZ | How Are Korean Kids So Well-Behaved? (2024)

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OZKIZ | How Are Korean Kids So Well-Behaved? ›

Koreans are family-oriented and follow family traditions. Kids are well-behaved and well-mannered since they learn to respect their elders early. Both parents guide their kids and teach them family values. Often, parents use corporal punishments which are illegal.

In South Korea, physical punishment is a common parenting practice. In 2021, legislative reforms eliminated legal grounds for parental physical punishment in South Korea. However, research on physical punishment, physical abuse, and child behavior problems in the Korean context is scarce.

Chinese children are socialized from an early age to understand that their parents' control is out of love and affection, and thus they are less likely to be angry about or resistant to it (Chao and Aque, 2009, Smetana et al., 2014).

This style of parenting, known as "tiger parenting," is characterized by high expectations, strict discipline, and a focus on achieving success in school and in future careers. Other cultures may have different parenting styles, such as more permissive or authoritarian parenting styles.

Koreans discipline their kids by teaching them moral values. They also use punishment if necessary. In addition, parents teach self-discipline and support kids in every field of life. They expect good grades and want their kids to be more educated than themselves.

Touching, patting, or back slapping is to be avoided during interactions. In addition, direct eye contact between juniors and seniors should be avoided because it is seen as impolite or even a challenge. Korea is one of the most demographically hom*ogeneous countries in the world, racially and linguistically.

South Korea has also demonstrated a measurable shift from son preference to daughter preference. Daughter preference appears at measurable levels in three Scandinavian countries: Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

In addition, South Korean women give birth for the first time at the average age of 33.6 – the highest among OECD members.

What is a typical Korean behavior? ›

Common Korean Etiquette

A short bow—essentially a nod—is the most respectful greeting. Give and receive any object using both hands. Tipping is not a Korean custom and is not expected at hotels, taxis, or other establishments. Refusal to accept a tip is not an act of disrespect.

Diligent and hard work, filial piety, and humbleness are characteristics respected by Koreans. They are proud of their unique traditional culture and their economic success within short period of time. Education is very important to Koreans.

In contrast with the prevailing custom of patrilocal residence for married couples during the Joseon period and modern era, Koreans of the Goryeo period it was not uncommon for a husband to matrilocally reside with his wife and her parents after marriage.

Teachers organize students into groups with student leaders who use peer pressure to keep the group members in line. The students in Korean schools are generally better behaved and there are far fewer discipline problems than in the United States.

While persons convicted of ordinary crimes serve fixed sentences, those convicted of political crimes are confined indefinitely. Punishment is extended to three generations – the offender's parents, siblings, and children are also incarcerated, as a way to pressure North Koreans to conform.

Children incur a debt to their parents who gave birth to them and raised them. This debt lies behind the idea of filial duty: treating parents respectfully at all times, taking care of them in their old age, mourning them well at proper funerals, and performing ceremonies for them after their deaths.

“Chinese parents tend to use physical and emotional punishment to solve parent-child problems and conflicts, which may easily lead to child abuse,” the authors wrote. “The problem is linked to culture,” Mr. He, a professor of social work and sociology, said in an interview.