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Scenario

How to explain cultural loss to children who idealize origins

My family escaped war in our homeland but my teenage son romanticizes the culture we left behind and does not understand why we can never go back.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Children may long for cultural connections to places that hold trauma rather than nostalgia for their parents.

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

“Where Are You with Assimilation vs. cultural 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.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.