Periagoge
Scenario

When Children Reject Traditional Foods for American Culture

My kids only want to eat chicken nuggets and pizza while I grew up on my grandmother's Nigerian food, and I feel like I am failing to pass down something essential.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cultural transmission fails at the dinner table, where convenience and peer acceptance triumph over heritage and family tradition.

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 Cultural assimilation vs. preservation?”

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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