The Cross-Cultural Parenting Playbook

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-1-78892-135-0
Verlag: Channel View Publications

Buch, Englisch, 150 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

A practical research-backed guide for parents raising children across multiple cultures in a world shaped by digital media.

Every day, more families span continents, cultures and languages to raise cross-cultural children. Yet even as media brings us closer than ever, travel restrictions and censorship remind us how fragile these connections can be. Offering real-life stories, strategies and activities, this book explores how diverse families use media, both old and new, to bridge cultures and support their parenting journey. We meet children who balance frequent moves with staying in touch with a distant homeland. We encounter parents navigating multiple languages under one roof. We hear from relatives determined to keep in touch despite the challenges involved. We learn that media remains a vital tool that helps all these cross-cultural families stay connected – through shared recipes that conjure memories, video calls that span time-zones, popular culture that reflects a family's blended identity, and more. This is a book for anyone preparing for or living the realities of cross-cultural parenting.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shresthova, Sangita

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogik: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Part 1: Understand Cross-Cultural Identities and Parenting

Chapter 1. Where the Story Begins

Chapter 2. Embrace In-Between

Chapter 3. Get on the Same Page

Part 2: Bridge with Media and Popular Culture

Chapter 4. By Any Media

Chapter 5. Connect Through Popular Culture

Part 3: Cross Cultures in Everyday Life

Chapter 6: Feed the Imagination

Chapter 7. Sing and Dance

Chapter 8. Play With Languages

Part 4: Build and Sustain Connection Across Distance

Chapter 9. Seek Out Communities

Chapter 10. Visit and Connect, Even Virtually

Part 5: Navigate the Paths Ahead

Chapter 11. Accept the Journey

Afterword

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Shresthova, Sangita
A Czech-Nepalese child of the final years of the Cold War, Sangita Shresthova grew up between Prague and Kathmandu and since then has called many cities home – she currently lives in Los Angeles and works as an Associate Research Professor of Communication at The University of Southern California, USA. As well as publishing books on Bollywood dance and globalisation, youth activism and civic media, she teaches dance and is the mother of a cross-cultural son.

Sangita Shresthova is a Czech-Nepalese media researcher with expertise in popular culture, transmedia and civic engagement. She grew up between Prague and Kathmandu and has since called many cities home. She currently lives in Los Angeles and works as an Associate Research Professor of Communication at the University of Southern California. She is the co-author of several books, including Transformative Media Pedagogies and Practicing Futures: The Civic Imagination Action Handbook. As a mother raising a multiracial, multilingual, cross-cultural child, her personal journey fuels her commitment to bridging cultural and social divides.