Parenting practices of Somali immigrant mothers in Alberta
| Published date | 01 February 2023 |
| Author | Brittany Tetreault,Bukola O. Salami,Habiba Mohamud,Higinio Fernández‐Sánchez |
| Date | 01 February 2023 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1111/imig.12817 |
International Migration. 2023;61:71–83.
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INTRODUCTION
As early as 1990, an e stimated one-fifth or mo re of the population of Somal ia had fled to other countrie s seeking
refugee statu s (Ali, 199 0). At over 879,000 peo ple, Somali fam ilies now constit ute one of the large st groups of
refugees in the wo rld. Since Novemb er 2016, 444,0 00 additi onal Somalis have be en displaced due to d rought
(United Nations Hi gh Commissioner for Refug ees, 2017). The p olitical leadersh ip change in the United State s (US)
in November 2016 promp ted hundreds of refugees who had f irst arrived in the United Stat es to make the risky
border crossin g to Canada (Geiger, 2017), wh ere a growing number of Somali mi grants now live. Import antly, the
average Somali fa mily has more than five child ren (Plecher, 2020). Policy discour se in Canada continues to cr eate
liminal statu s for Somali women and childr en in Canada (Spitzer, 2006; Wakefie ld & Boothby, 2020). Examples of
such policy dis course include the Euro centric definition of f amily as well as statement s by policymakers th at paint
Received: 13 June 2 020
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Revised: 28 Octob er 2020
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Accepted: 11 Decemb er 2020
DOI: 10.1111/imig.12817
SPECIAL ISSUE ARTICLE
Parenting practices of Somali immigrant mothers
in Alberta
Brittany Tetreault | Bukola O. Salami | Habiba Mohamud |
Higinio Fernández-Sánchez
© 2021 The Author s. Internationa l Migration © 2021 IOM
Faculty of Nursing, Edmonton Clinic Health
Academy, Univer sity of Albert a, Edmonton,
Canada
Correspondence
Higinio Fernández-Sánchez, Faculty
of Nursing, Edm onton Clinical He alth
Academy, Univer sity of Albert a, Level 3,
11405 87 Avenue, Edmonto n, Alberta, T6G
1C9, C ana da.
Email: higinio@ualberta.ca
Funding information
Faculty of Nur sing Summer Studen tship,
Universit y of Alberta; M. S.I. Foundation ,
Grant/Award Number: 885
Abstract
This paper provides i nsights into the litt le-explored gen-
dered perspective of the parenting practices of Somali im-
migrant mothers in a C anadian province (Alberta). We use
a critical ethnog raphic methodol ogy and a transnat ional
feminist framework. Semi-structured interviews were con-
ducted with ten Som ali mothers aged 18 to 50. Moth ers
were interviewed ab out their parenting practice s in a post-
migration context, includ ing challenges. Our results show
immigrant mother s combine their cultural values with new
values from Cana da that they find ef fective. We find gen-
dered differences in how parenting experiences are per-
ceived. Our results suggest the need for anti-racist and
culturally safe he alth, education , and child policies an d
practices.
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