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What better way to celebrate love than by giving away money? We’re
celebrating this year by doing a giveaway sponsored by some of the
Multicultural Kid Bloggers from around the world.
Because we have so many international members we wanted to do
something that would allow anyone to win. So to show our love to you,
our readers, we decided cash was the best gift.
To enter, you just need to follow the directions on the Rafflecopter
giveaway located below. The first and only required entry is to leave
a blog post comment answering the question in the box. For additional
entries, “like” the sponsoring bloggers pages’ on Facebook, follow on
Twitter, or Pinterest. You’ll see specific instructions on the
Rafflecopter form – plus easy ways to complete the entry.
Make sure to visit the sponsoring bloggers for great information about
raising multicultural families!
- Creative World of Varya
- Kids Yoga Stories
- All Done Monkey
- Chasing the Donkey
- Be Bilingual
- Trilingual Mama
- Never A Dull Day in Poland
- Afterschool for Smarty Pants
- Africa to America
- Finding Dutchland
- InCultureParent
- MarocMama
- Miss Panda Chinese
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Love and appreciation in my culture (I am from Russia) is usually shown by physical affection (hugs, holding hands, pat on the back, on the head, kisses on the cheek or forehead) and verbal affection (using pet words, verbs of affection). People also like to do nice things for each other and normally don’t expect to be rewarded back.
Hugs and kisses, silly names, baking, reading, time together. Our family has strong English and Polish roots.
Respect and sincereness !
The British are quite reserved in showing affection, and certainly out in public (with the exception of drunken teenagers 😉 ) and appreciation is generally understated. Quite often there’s a lot more meant in the words than comes across – but we don’t like a big fuss about everything!
Love and appreciation are shown in ways both big and small in America. Positive affirmation, saying “thank you, ” hugs and kisses and cuddles, and doing nice things for one another.
Love and appreciation is shown through helping each other, cooking for the one you love or appreciate, giving small gifts or hugs and kisses.
As a Puerto Rican I can tell you that we’re huggers! We hug everyone for anything that we’re appreciative for! 🙂
In our Mexican American family love and affection is shown through our words, our cuddles, our food and our time!
We make tradition tamales from my husband’s grandmother’s recipe every Christmas. Everyone in the family makes then, some with their own twists, and we do a taste test 😉
The usual hugs & kisses. Dinners out, flowers and cards are all common too. However, my personal favourite is when my H lets me sleep in and brings me coffee in bed.
Time is a huge way to show love and appreciation – as is service and remembering birthdays 🙂
Hugs, kisses and quality time.
Traditionally, Chinese are more reserved in expressing love with words. Action speaks louder than words. Parents show their love by taking good care of the family. Children show their love through being respectful to their parents, help out with chores, be kind to younger siblings and later when they are financially independent they would support the aging parents out of their own will. Time has changed, now young generation of Chinese parents tell their kids they love them in words and they spend quality time with the kids. Hugs and kisses to young children are common expressions of love for parents.
Affection and respect toward one another. Calling once in awhile or chatting over FB to catch up. We are close knit.
US
Latinos are very affectionate, so we give kisses and hugs in our family and to other Latinos. But Americans do not pop bubbles (personal space) so easily, so we taught them to show their love through respect, care, kindness but above all we tell them constantly to think in the other person feelings. Love your neighbor as yourself, every day!
Verbal affirmation and praise! 🙂
Love, hugs and kisses is how we show love! Also, by our actions and words.
We have felt heart shapes and when we see someone in the family doing something we appreciate or we’re thankful for, we share a heart. 🙂
Appreciation is shown through acts of kindness; love is shown through physical affection. The two are interchangeable. 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway! xxx+o
I’m in a Catalan-American family and we do lots of kissing and hugging, as well as making favorite foods 🙂
Typical American family (is there such a thing?!?)… Love and appreciation is shown with lots of hugs and kisses, a pat on the head or back, a gentle squeeze of the arm, words of appreciation, doing nice things for each other, and treating each other kindly.
We say “Hello” to everyone we pass on the street. Hugs and kisses for all family, friends and friends of friends. One thing I love about the latin culture.
Looking forward to checking out some new blogs.
Besos, Sarah
Blogger at Journeys of The Zoo
Food is big, in my family and in my culture. The hardest for me was having a roommate with such strong food beliefs and claims of allergies and being unable to cook for her, or share food with her. I found other ways to express my love, but it was difficult knowing that she “could” accept the gesture but choose not to; it was a big “love languages” moment for me.
In our family it is quality time spent together, also – cooking, unexpected surprises and hugs & kisses, of course. 🙂
We say, “I love you!” a lot!
Quality time spent together and affirmation of affection
Lots of hugs and kisses
Here in the Philippines, we bond over food a lot. Dinners, fiestas, even funerals…most milestones involve food
Appreciation is shown by doing things for others. You scratch my back I’ll scratch yours.
Hugs and kisses.
Big Family Meals And Always Flowers.
Lots of affection and time spent together!
by handing down Hungarian and Lithuanian recipes and keeping them within the family.
We, Filipinos, have strong family ties. Next to God, we value our families more than anything else. Older members like grandparents stays with the family till the last days of their lives. Aside from that, we also do some gestures to show love for others like kissing on hands or forehead. We also give food to other people to appreciate the good things that they’ve done for us.
Supporting each other in every way!
My parents rarely compliment on my achievement, however, I also know they’re proud by looking at their eyes and expression when they talk about me to others or just when they look at me. Their actions speak for their words, and I love them unconditionally like the way the love me 🙂
I’m Italian 🙂 We love have all the familiy together and to stay close to each one in the difficulties. We love to laugh, the respect for each other… and healthy food! 😛
Love in my culture is showing by preparing a meal for a loved one. It’s the little things that count.
Lot’s of phsyical affection – my kids get lots of hugs and kisses! We say “I love you” often. We started a family tradition of going to this one particular maple sugar shack (it’s the best one we’ve found). I also show my love for my family by cooking their favourite foods every so often.
We’re big huggers. Also, food is a way families show love. Sitting around the dinner table, talking, laughing, sharing.
Supporting each other through out life.
Love is often expressed just by being together, activities together, hugging hello and goodbye.
Homemade valentine cards and a book or two!
Gaileee
Another great contest from MKBlogs! What a great way to promote multiculturalism and share awesome resources with parents all over the globe!
Support is huge – whenever someone has an event, the whole family shows up to support them.
By showing respect and staying in touch with each other.
Spending lots of time together, sharing meals, hugs and cuddles.
We brazilians are also affectionate and emotional, but my favorite way to show affection is through food and music/dance.
We bake for each other, tackle home projects for family, and send thank you notes!
My 3 and 4 year old have just learned to say “I love you” spontaneously throughout the day and it is the BEST! Before that, they used the American Sign Language sign for “I love you” and would give it to me across the room sometimes. I just love hearing them say it out loud, though.
Always say Thank You. And be Grateful for what you get!
In my family When we love someone we certanly scream of enthusiasm and hug each other rolling on bed and kissing and nipping gently like puppies ah ah
I love to cook and bake for those I love but I also try and give physical love like kisses, hugs, pats on the back, and the ever present rumples of my boys hair!
Respect,love,sincerity at all time.Don’t count if have bad or good life!
I’m as white as white can be. I was raised to never leave a conversation without saying “I love you.” Even now, me and my 32 year old brother yell it across rooms when we seperate. I love it.
Any excuse to remember to visit all these amazing blogs!
Oops, I forgot to answer the question! On top of the hugs and kisses, we cook for each other. Both the French and Mexicans have strong food cultures and love to show our affection through our food. (well in our families!).
We show love through the food we make.
We give each other lots of hugs and kisses!
giving of time and patience to prepare children for the future. For children, they honor elders.
For Asians, physical contact is not a really a way of showing love. Parents work very hard to provide a good education, shelter, food etc as a indirect innate way of expressing love.