Our extended family keeps criticizing how we're raising our kids—saying we're too permissive, that we're losing our culture—and my wife and I are starting to turn on each other instead of figuring out how to handle the pressure together. We want our kids to have strong roots, but we also want them to feel free to be themselves, and every family gathering becomes a minefield.
More people experience this than they realize.
A couple is being pulled apart by external cultural expectations instead of uniting to define their own family values.
“Where Are You with Parenting across cultures — what changes and stays?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.