“When You Take This Jump and Cross Racial Boundaries”: Parents’ Experiences of Raising Multiracial Children

This qualitative study explored the lived experiences of eight parents of multiracial children. Primary themes emerged from the analysis include (a) fostering a child’s multiple heritages, (b) nurturing the whole person, (c) race-conscious parenting, (d) having open communication, (e) learning on th...

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Published inThe Family journal (Alexandria, Va.) Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 86 - 94
Main Authors Seto, Atsuko, Becker, Kent, Lau, Jared
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2021
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Activities of daily living
Childrearing practices
Children
Communication
Multidimensional approach
Multiracial people
Parents & parenting
Qualitative research
Race
Self care
Stress
Well being
multiracial family
counseling multiracial families
mix-race children
multiple heritages
multiracial children
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Summary:This qualitative study explored the lived experiences of eight parents of multiracial children. Primary themes emerged from the analysis include (a) fostering a child’s multiple heritages, (b) nurturing the whole person, (c) race-conscious parenting, (d) having open communication, (e) learning on the job, and (f) a multidimensional approach to self-care. The findings revealed that parents valued open communication with their children and made efforts to not only connect them with their racial and cultural roots but also raise their children to learn about people whose cultural and racial backgrounds differ from them. Additionally, parents practiced a variety of self-care strategies to cope with stressors related to parenting and attend to their well-being.
ISSN:1066-4807
1552-3950
DOI:10.1177/1066480720964713