Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
I think the law still applies in those cases, but I'm not certain. It is pretty vague as to what constitutes an acceptable amount of care / contact as well so I'm not sure how it is enforced.

In my experience - Chinese parents are VERY strict compared to here or places like the USA etc.
The biggest cultural stigma around parenting seems to be not being strict enough with your kids and letting them go bad - sparing the rod.
Kids will get a clip round the ear for doing badly on their homework etc and parenting is much more likely to be an angry tirade instead of gentle encouragement.
To kids raised here that might seem like cruel and abusive, but it comes from love and wanting what's best for their children in a very competitive society.

There is also a much more deeply embedded cultural concept of "fillial piety" which is to do with showing respect and care for your elders - most notably your parents.
I've seen a broad range of chinese TV and no matter the genre from Sci-fi, to comedy, to historical drama there is very often a fillial piety storyline in there somewhere, it's that important to the culture.
I'd add to that, there's a general expectation for kids to give their parents an 'allowance' once they start earning. It's a respect thing, and also to recognise the sacrifices they'd made for the education.