Raising African children between cultures, generations and expectations.
Parenting changes when the world our children are growing up in is different from the one that shaped us.
The African Parent explores the conversations African families are having about culture, identity, authority, belonging and family life, while providing practical support when families encounter difficulties within education.
Parenting doesn't happen outside culture.
How we understand respect, discipline, success and family comes from somewhere. TAP explores what to carry forward, what to adapt and what no longer works, without assuming every African family reaches the same answer.
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