Dominic A. Alaazi, Bukola Salami, Sophie Yohani, Helen Vallianatos, Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika, Christina Nsaliwa
Child Abuse and Neglect, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.09.013 (Published December 2018)
This article focuses on the parental disciplinary practices of African migrants in Alberta, Canada. The authors themselves are members of the immigrant community and so were better able to research these practices in a supportive and reflexive manner.
“We found that African immigrant parents used corporal discipline, persuasive discipline, and a hybrid of the two, as well as emerging practices involving transnational fostering and emotional isolation of children who persistently misbehaved. These practices, in their totality, appeared to be influenced by the transnational experiences of parents and precepts that are traceable to Canada’s legal and educational systems.”
Child discipline is a controversial subject, and these authors nuance the topic of discipline in African immigrant households by examining how parents negotiate new environments and expectations by adjusting practices as needed.
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