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When your child rejects their cultural heritage

My teenage son refuses to speak our native language at home anymore and gets angry when I try to teach him about our traditions and I feel like I am losing him to this country.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The parent grieves the gradual severing of cultural transmission while the child seeks belonging through assimilation.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging for immigrants and refugees?”

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