InCultureParent

I have one of those families that turn heads. I usually don’t notice. I am too busy shooshing everyone because we are also very loud. But every now and then I notice people have no clue what to make of us and look at us quite perplexed. I am the mother of 6 kids. We are a family of 8.

Both my husband and myself are used to living our lives as members of minorities...Perhaps it allows us to be fitting parents to our daughter, who, like each of us, was born into a culture (Chinese) quite different than the one in which she resides (American).

I have come to believe that there is no "right" parenting even if many experts offer conflicting theories stating as much.

It wasn't until we adopted our daughter Willow that the full scale of the communication gulf between my husband's parents and me became plain.

Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is one of the most vibrant and exciting Hindu celebrations.

I am bringing up my children, Schmoo and Pan-Pan, to speak three languages: English, Twi and French.