Migration and Parenting: A Pilot Study*

Abstract

When families migrate to a new country they are required to map their parenting practices from their country of origin onto those of their country of residence. Sometimes there is dissonance between practices from both cultures, and families need to decide if they wish to discard the practices associated with their country of origin, amend those practices, or continue to use them in their original form. This study, using the interpretive paradigm, investigates the process of cultural mapping in recent African migrant families. A conceptual framework based on the theory of structuration is used to identify parenting practices and to guide the interviews with families. Outcomes from this study can be used to guide parenting programs used by African migrant families.

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