Integrate#howto: A meaningful upbringing in a multi-cultural society
How do you raise your children in a multi-cultural society? 1) together! Please leave your comments on your experiences and thoughts and challenges in the comment-section. Lets learn from each other. Below my thoughts: Our generation of parents are pretty consciously trying to answer that question. Yesterday I and a friend wondered: how did our grandmothers manage to raise so many children? I suspect they thought about it a whole lot less. And apparently in many cultures this is still the practice. ( L. Eldering, Cultuur en opvoeding ). But also my non-cheese-head friends have hopes and dreams for their children. Meeting parents from different cultures In our neighbourhood there are various opportunities for parents from different cultures to meet each other. Henry attends the “vaderschapsdebatten” where he discusses issues surrounding upbringing. I attend (irregularly) a women's meetup, toddler-playgroup (which I used to organise), and other events. My expat fri...