Culture is basically the way of life of a people. It is ?the social and religious structures and intellectual and artistic manifestations, etc that characterize a society.? Every group of people has values ? the DO?S and DON?T that are better learned by living with and observing the people of that particular society interacting with one another. Obviously, some behaviors that are acceptable in one society could be an abomination in another. If one may ask, are the African children raised in traditional African societies better behaved than the ones raised in Diaspora? The answer (s) to this question would vary from individuals, but the general consensus is that because of environmental factors African children raised in Diaspora often display behaviors that, under normal circumstances, would not be tolerated or accepted in a traditional African society. Many African parents in Diaspora are worried about that, because they want their children to acquire their traditional African cultural heritage ? that is, African children with African traditions. Victor Dike
How possible is this?these children were born and raised in diaspora,how will they be able to understand the African values?Their immediate family is an important factor,that is the mother and father(for those that have no uncle,aunt and grandparents) it goes a long way for the children too,the parents must instill discipline and respect on their children,the African parents i noticed back home depends too much on the extended family to care for their own children, they shy away from their responsibilities,sending their children to their own parents,why laden your parents with your own responsibilities?they have done a good job of taking care of you,now your children!It is good that parents in diaspora are faced with the responsibilities of teaching their children, i could remember a day i boarded a bus with my son, i wanted to carry him on my legs, he refused and insisted i get up for him to sit,i tried to talk him to sitting on my legs he refused and started arguing which resulted into crying aloud unnecessarily it attracted the attention of other passengers,i have to slap his bombom very hard which made him realised that what he is doing is bad.In a nutshell, i refused to allow him have his ways which made most the whites very furious but they could not say anything,i was expecting someone to say a word or llama policia which i thought was the order of the day for them but non was forthcoming.I believe it is good that parents in diaspora should stop listening to all the lies,which says if your child cries too loud or constantly your white neighbours will call the police or social assistance to take your child from you,these are all lies and should not debarr you from shaping your children the way you want them to be.
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