From the school the children choose, the city they decide to live and to whom they choose to marry and where they are going to settle down, American parents will give their children plenty space and enough rights to choose by their own。 However, talking about pocket money, most American parents have their strict rules。 According to the research, more than half of American children do not have pocket money, and about 68% of the teenagers interviewed earn their money through part-time job。 As for study, American parents usually seldom check if children’s homework has been finished。 On the contrary, parents will pay much attention to the children’s talents。 And the capabilities of acting and thinking independently are well focused。 What being talked above are all the reflections of how American parents wish their children can grow independently。