Nigerian, but not too Nigerian: The Balancing Act of Raising Kids As An Immigrant with Teniola Bamidele

Zero Generation

When we think about culture and traditions, we often think about food, ceremonies and religious faiths. But culture is also the way that we live our lives and nowhere do we see that more than how we raise our children. As a Nigerian living in the U.S. who hopes to have children one day, I’ve thought deeply about which parts of my Nigerian upbringing I would want my future children to experience too. So on this episode of Zero Generation, I invite my friend and fellow immigrant Teniola Bamidele to ask her about how she’s raising her four children.
Teniola begins by telling me about why she adopted two children and how she’s supporting them as they begin life as young adults far away from home. Then we get into the differences between Nigerian and American parents, discussing whether Teniola asks her kids to prostrate for her and how she felt about her daughter asking to move far away to go to college. You won’t want to miss Teniola explaining the parenting situations where she’s “Nigerian, but not too Nigerian”!
Parenting is challenging enough even when you’re not faced with questions about your country or culture of origin. And when you are, it’s a daily balancing act that makes you think deeply about the society you’ve chosen to live in. For more raw, honest conversations from people who are living the Zero Generation immigration experience, subscribe to the podcast.
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