In Ukrainian culture, children are considered to be the pride of their families. Oftentimes, grandparents helped raise their grandchildren, while the child's parents worked. This is becoming uncommon as Ukraine now requires that all mothers receive 1 year of paid maternity leave. They do not, however, have a nationally recognized requirement for paid paternity leave.
Common forms of discipline practiced by Ukrainian families include verbal reprimands and corporal punishment. The latter of which could pose the biggest challenge for Ukrainian families in the US, due to our culture's negative view of physically disciplining children.
The vast majority of Ukrainian children attend some type of formal daycare before the age of 6, when they begin their actual schooling. Students graduate at the end of 9th grade, where they may then either continue on to technical or vocational school or start working. Most students choose to continue their education and graduate, again, after the 11th grade.
In Ukraine, the majority of teachers are women, similar to the US. Schooling is different, as students are given less hands-on styles of learning than American students.