Chu Pao-ling, chair of the Chinese-American Parents Association, explains that the children soon begin to look at their parents in terms of American values, which the parents don't realize and fail to adapt to in time, leading to conflict.
為何媽媽不愛我？語言之外，其他的衝突多半源自「美國化」問題。華人家長會會長朱寶玲指出，中國小孩在美國環境下長大，很快用美國文化的價值體系來看待他的父母，而中國父母並沒察覺這種轉變，若無法適時調整，衝突即有可能發生。