Key words: family traditions; cultural transmission; national identity; early childhood; socialization
Summary
The preservation of family traditions plays a central role in shaping children’s national identity awareness, cultural continuity, and social belonging. This study explores how intergenerational knowledge, values, customs, and symbolic practices transmitted within the family environment contribute to the development of cultural consciousness in early childhood. Family traditions—including rituals, celebrations, language use, folklore, moral norms, and everyday behavioral models—serve as the earliest and most influential cultural indicators through which children learn to identify themselves as members of a particular nation.
The research also examines how changing social dynamics, globalization processes, technological influences, and shifts in family structures affect the preservation of traditions. Although digitalization and modern lifestyles create challenges by weakening intergenerational communication, the study reveals that families maintaining consistent cultural practices foster stronger emotional attachment, pride, and identity stability in children.
