• Mother Country

  • By: SBS
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Mother Country

By: SBS
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  • Passing down culture is an important part of parenting. But how do you do this when your child’s culture is not your own, and you have only ever experienced it as a tourist? Mother Country looks at intercultural adoption through the lives of Australian families who have adopted children from other cultures. Parents and children with Korean, Ethiopian, Colombian, Cambodian and Cook Islands heritage share their thoughts on the complexities of intercultural adoption, and how they help their kids understand their birth culture.
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  • How do kids adopted from overseas create their own culture?

    How do kids adopted from overseas create their own culture?
    Aug 9 2022
    Maintaining a connection to their birth culture is an important part of identity development for children adopted from other countries. But how can parents foster this connection for their kids when they are not from that culture themselves?
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    33 mins
  • Coming Home: why adopted kids find returning to their birth country so important

    Coming Home: why adopted kids find returning to their birth country so important
    Aug 2 2022
    Rahel Davies was adopted from Ethiopia when she was two and has spent most of her life in Australia with her Caucasian parents and siblings, and another adopted Ethiopian sister. Now in her twenties, Rahel is proud of her heritage and works with young women of colour to amplify diverse voices in the media. But Rahel never felt completely comfortable in her own skin until she returned to her country of birth.
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    25 mins
  • What's in a name: Should you keep or change your adopted child's name?

    What's in a name: Should you keep or change your adopted child's name?
    Jul 26 2022
    One of the first choices every parent has to make is what to name their child. But when your child already arrives with a name, this decision becomes more complex. Changing or keeping a birth name can affect an adopted child’s sense of identity and connection.
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    27 mins

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