• Intercultural Child-Parent Relationships: We Do Therapy So Our Kids & Parents Don’t Have To (ft. Joy)

  • Jul 1 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
  • Podcast

Intercultural Child-Parent Relationships: We Do Therapy So Our Kids & Parents Don’t Have To (ft. Joy)

  • Summary

  • As first-generation immigrants with a Chinese upbringing and an North American education, we experience cultural and generational conflicts with our parents in a unique way. However, our relationships are stronger for it, and we are optimistic that our self-work can save both our parents and future kids a trip to the therapist's office.

    2:36 Intense family time with meltdowns and reflections

    6:34 We never had a teenage rebellion

    9:19 To keep constant contact, is it a tyranny?

    23:53 Our cultural conflicts with parents as first-generation immigrants

    26:00 With the intention of care comes the impact of judgments

    30:18 Moms reject compliments as a coping mechanism

    44:25 Feeling like a puppet in their master plan of conventional success

    48:08 Oversensitive or genuinely traumatized?

    52:10 Mom told me I was not pretty

    1:00:23 Unconditional love, transactional affection

    1:05:03 It's their first time being parents too


    References:

    • 孩子睡了 (She's Asleep) Podcast
    • 奇葩说 (QI PA SHUO) Debate Show S3E18

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