IntheUnitedStates,whatmostpeople considergoodparentingisbasedon middleclassEuropeanAmerican behaviors.Thesebehaviorsincludedisplays ofwarmthandclosenessbalancedwith monitoringandcontrol.Anewbookeditedby Dr.StephenT.Russell,FitchNesbittEndowed Chair,anddirectoroftheFrancesMcClelland Institute for Children, Youth and Families, highlights important parenting differences betweenEuropeanandAsianAmericans.Atfirst glance,AsianAmericanparentsappeartoshow lesswarmthandtobemorecontrollingoftheir children.Yettheirchildrenoftendojustaswellas theirEuropeancounterparts.Theirparenting stylemayreflectdifferencesinwhatwarmthand controlmeanintheirculture.Suchdifferences suggestthatexistingideasaboutparentingmay notfitallpopulationsofyouthandtheirfamilies. StudiesofAsianAmericanfamiliesshedlight onnewdimensionsofparentingthatmatterfor allfamilies.