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"How do bi-racial families approach parenting while navigating two cultures or traditions?"

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global parent

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Elena Epstein

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Natalie Austen

"Navigating Parenting in Multicultural Families"

"Global training solutions (2024)

Key Ideas

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• Preserving cultural heritage from both parents and incorporating it into their children's upbringing.
• Mixed cultures offer many opportunities for families but present challenges that require parents to have open communication and a stable relationship.
• Embracing both cultures and identifying shared values that can be present in their parenting approach and the upbringing of their children
• Creating a sense of belonging, pride, and cultural identity for their children

In this article, tips and insight into navigating parenting in multicultural families are provided. Different topics from preserving heritage, conflicting cultural values, highlighting diversity, and development of multicultural values are explored.

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One way that bi-racial families approach parenting while navigating two cultures and traditions is different for each family, and will depend on the values each parent has. In this article, it is emphasized that identifying shared values and preserving both cultures to provide clarity and stability for their children is important.

"How Parents in Multiethnic-Racial Families Share Cultural Assets with Their Cildren"

"National Library of Medicine (2023)"

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Key Ideas

• The importance of both parents involved in sharing cultural practices.
• Deciphering which practices, traditions, and norms should be established to carry forward in the children's lives and which are not.
• The parents have a shared interest in learning about one another's cultures, their significance, and their similarities and differences.
• Inclusion and appreciation for multiple different backgrounds

This study explores how the parenting strategies used by bi-racial parents to give their children the best of both cultures. This study contains interviews in which bi-racial parents responded to the following prompts such as challenges the children face growing up in multi-racial families, and putting in the time and effort to understand each other's cultures.

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This article helps contribute to the main question because conducting interviews to gather information about specific challenges of bi-racial parenting and also the positive things that work for a family gives valuable insight and brings a level of expertise to the article. This survey also gives perspective on different ethnic groups and how different cultures are incorporated differently into their children's lives.

"Multicultural Families: Navigating Challenges of Parents and Children"

"Golden Parent (2023)"

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Key Ideas

• Allowing children to make their own choices regarding cultural identity and participation in tradition.
• Parents who struggle to find common ground among values and discipline should seek professional help who understands multi-cultural dynamics within families.
• Practicing listening, validating, patience, and understanding creates a nurturing environment and allows children to embrace the richness of their cultures.
• Addressing bias and stereotypes can be hard for parents its a barrier to understanding each other's cultures and putting to rest misconceptions.

This article discusses first the challenges parents and children experience in multicultural families, and secondly discusses strategies for parents to overcome challenges in multicultural families. This article also highlights important topics that were not discussed in the other articles such as; stereotypes and bias, seeking professional guidance, and empowering choice.

role in the conversation

This article contributes to the main question because it explores challenges and also gives strategies for parents to navigate raising children as multi-cultural parents. This article also builds off of other sources because it gives insight and different perspectives on bias and how it can be a main challenge.

"Navigating the Challenges of Multicultural Parenting"

"Nwanyiocha (2023)"

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Key Ideas

This blog post provides the personal experience of a Swiss Mother and a Nigerian father and how they raised their children. The blend of their cultures was a rewarding experience for them but also required understanding, patience, and open-mindedness. She discusses in her blog the importance of preserving both cultures and the best ways to pass on the traditions.

• Growing up in a multicultural family herself means that adapting to different perspectives early on has improved her judgment and understanding.
• Understanding each other's perspectives ensures informed and rational decisions about how to raise children.
• Understanding that each culture is valuable in its own ways meant exposure to different holidays, customs, and food.
• Learning to speak both languages helps children communiate with extended family and comes with many benefits like greater culture awareness and greater career opportunities.

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This blog post is a unique way of responding to my main question because it is information coming from personal experience. The text builds off of other articles because it brings more truth to certain ideas and advice about raising children.

"PARENTING KIDS IN A MULTICULTURAL FAMILY"

"Elena Epstein (2015)

Key Ideas

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• Parenthood for these multicultural couples brings up questions of race, culture, language, and religion which are all factors that will become part of their children’s developing identities
• Create networks of support for your child at school, with grandparents, family members, extended family members, and the community.
• letting the children move at their own pace when understanding and navigating their culture - not everything has to be 50/50
• children will carry on their culture when parents instill pride and sense of worth in different cultures.

This article is written from multiple bi-racial family perspectives. The multi-cultural couples discuss all of the factors such as culture, religion, and language, and how that will become a part of their children's identity. These families show how they expose their children to various cultures by keeping up with extended family tradition.

role in the conversation

this article is important to consider in an attempt to answer my research question. This article also gives perspective from parents who have experienced raising children with multiple cultures but also discusses the importance of family tradition and how it contributes to the upbringing of their children. One main takeaway from this article is the importance of tradition throughout and how their children benefit