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Scenario

When couples disagree on multicultural naming traditions for their children

My husband and I are raising our kids with three languages and two cultural traditions, but we keep disagreeing on which name traditions to follow and our families are starting to make comments about what we're 'really' teaching our children about their identity.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The challenge of creating coherent identity practices when partners come from different cultural naming systems and face external family pressure.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Name and identity across cultures?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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