Parenting Across Two Worlds: Lessons from a China-born mom raising a daughter in LA

Grace Cong Sui, raised in Shandong, China, is raising her daughter in Los Angeles and, after a two-month visit to Qingdao for Lunar New Year, sees how her extended family's hands-on, food-forward parenting in China contrasts with her US routines. Back home, she values the help of family but also notices how old habits can resurface, such as feeding her child herself. She now aims to blend the two approaches, acknowledging the love behind both, and to decide which elements to pass on as she navigates motherhood across cultures.