Though conception and child birth are the same the world over, how parents choose to raise their children results in the vast cultural differences we see. A mother who works for a catering company might raise her child to love cooking and baking while a mother who teaches Kung Fu in China might raise her child in the ways of the martial art. If you're curious about what life is like for mothers and babies in China, this website is the right one for you. We'll touch on a number of topics ranging from how babies are fed to international adoption. Read on to learn more.

Life for many Chinese mothers and babies is much tougher than what we're used to here in Canada. Many jobs are so low paying that both parents are forced to work long hours, leaving their children at home to be cared for by grandparents. Some mothers from towns outside the city may see their children only on holidays, as they have to live and work in a big city just to have a job where they can send money home for the raising of their children. For many Chinese babies, this creates a disconnect between them and their parents.

Certain cultural stigmas and political rules are also working against mothers and babies in China. For instance, in China, male children are preferred because they are better able to support the family once they grow up. Because of overpopulation, the Chinese government has restricted the number of children many Chinese couples are able to have to just one. Therefore some Chinese mothers who give birth to daughters are pressured by their families to give up the child and try for a boy to carry on the family name. Some even reject the child of their own free will, and in a small proportion of tragic cases infanticide may even be attempted.

These rejected children may end up in state sponsored orphanages where they are put up for adoption. Some children are adopted into other Chinese families, while others go through international adoption proceedings and end up living in the West. Some Western families who are unable to have their own children and have been put on long adoption waiting lists in their own countries travel to China in the hope of adopting a baby. This practice has been popularized in the media by celebrities who adopt babies from overseas.

If you would like to learn more about childhood, motherhood, or adoption in China, this website offers many articles on a variety of topics that touch on each of these concepts. Whether you're curious about Chinese potty training methods, whether Chinese mothers spoil their children, what Chinese attitudes are toward children's futures, or the sorts of activities Chinese mothers and their babies enjoy doing together, this website should be able to help. Simply use the navigation bar at the top of the page to get started.

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