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Yes, we are
One of the interesting things about culture is the way folk wisdom spreads not only within a specif geography but across borders. Some of these notions are quite wide spread, others may be culture-specific, but still we can see the coincidences in other latitudes
Of course, our parents' backgrounds will influence what they learned and teach, as well as the methods.
I think they did a hell of a job way before social media and other external forces took over parenting