Tag: CrossCulturalParenting
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The Emotional Code of Cross-Cultural Families: When Chinese Duty Meets European Independence
In a cozy courtyard in a Beijing hutong, five-year-old Luca, a mixed-race boy, sketches his family with crayons: his blonde mother beams as she holds up a soccer ball, his black-haired father wears a serious expression while holding a book, and in the middle, Luca stands with two paths branching from his feet—one leading to…
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Behind Every Gentle Mom, There’s a Hope for a Dad Who’s Willing to “Clean Up”
She was told that being a good mom meant being gentle—that she should understand her child’s emotions, embrace every tantrum, and respond with warmth even when her body and mind were on the verge of collapse. But no one ever asked her: Did she still have the strength to be gentle? Was there anyone behind…
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