128: Culture clash: When the ‘black sheep’ of the family forces us to learn

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Parenting is a hard enough, but doing it in a culture that is different from the one we grew up in creates an extra layer of challenges to navigate. When it's our kids who have the greatest connection to that new culture it can be their demands that make us grow the most in our role.

It might seem strange, because I'm a white woman who always spoke English and had English parents, but arriving in the UK from the African continent aged 10 was a total shock to my system. There were very specific cultural cues that I had to deliberately learn, but obviously the differences were eased by the fact that my parents came from this culture. 

So when I met the podcaster, Amma, I was fascinated by how she and her family have had to navigate living in a country where the language and societal beliefs are so different both inside and outside the family unit, and how Amma was the person who ended up having to coax and cajole her parents to grow into their adopted country.  

We parents can learn so much from her story about what is at the heart of good parenting, and having a relationship that will last into adulthood.

AMMA BROWN GIRL:

https://shows.acast.com/amma-brown-girl-1

https://www.instagram.com/ammabrowngirl/

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