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Cross-Cultural Dynamics & motherhood

Below are the best resources we could find on Cross-Cultural Dynamics and motherhood.

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Parenting in Australia

This video was produced for families who have recently arrived in Australia, to introduce them to the “Caring for Children: Tips on raising children in Australia” booklets.

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I Knew I Wasn’t What My Future Mother-in-Law Wanted

I’d never felt so white in my life—and that was before she saw me completely naked.

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Our Children Are Growing Up Straddling Two Different Cultures—and It’s Not Always Easy

Our child is not just one of us. He is both of us. He is both our cultures. And as a family, we are both cultures together.

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The Double Culture Shock of Becoming a Mom While Living Abroad

You’ve probably heard of culture shock, the feeling of disorientation a person feels when faced with another culture, way of life, or set of attitudes. For me, it was twofold: I was in a new country and I was a new mom, two ways in which my own life suddenly felt utterly unfamiliar.

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Living in Germany—Motherhood and Raising Children in Germany

In this video, I discuss the multifaceted topic of motherhood and raising children in Germany. Providing support for mothers, children and family-units is incredibly important for the well-being of individuals and society.

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The Realities of Raising a Kid of a Different Race

As transracial adoption becomes more common, here’s what every parent should know.

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Adoption: A Love that Knows No Borders | Michelle Madrid-Branch | TEDxLagunaBlancaSchool

As an adoptee, Michelle Madrid-Branch describes her journey to becoming a parent with two adopted children of her own.

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A Child Raised by Many Mothers: What We Can Learn about Parenthood from an Indigenous Group in Brazil

The Kraho people believe a child should have more than one mother. It’s so ingrained in the culture that the Kraho children use the word “inxe” for both their biological mother and their mother’s sisters or the women their mother considers as sisters, even if they’re not related by blood.

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Interfaith Twist: What Happened when this Family Raised One Child Jewish, the Other Catholic

Friends thought they were crazy, but this family decided to raise their two children in two different faiths.

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US Mothers Don’t Just Need New Policies—They Need a Cultural Shift

If we want to lift the pressure on American mothers we should look at how black women have been balancing motherhood and work for more than a century

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