Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Aly wants out!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Losing_Resilience" data-source="post: 11646" data-attributes="member: 3339"><p>We're an adoptive family also and the last year and a half my daughter has really been grappling with the ethnic issue (she is Hispanic, I am non-Hispanic white). She constantly describes herself as "not white", has sought out mostly Hispanic friends, and speaks with a pseudo-Hispanic accent (she is an English-speaker only. I tried to teach her Spanish in her younger years, but she wasn't able to learn much due to learning disabilities). I have always been very positive about her South American heritage, but the sad thing is that in her mind she equates Hispanic culture with tough gang-banger behavior and provocative clothing. I try to talk to her about positive Hispanic role models, but she is not interested. I'm trying to be understanding of the underlying issues causing this, but it's really wearing to deal with all the time. I should be trying to think of creative ways to address this, but we have so many other extreme behavioral issues that I've been concentrating on them, also to no avail. Guess I should step back and take a look at the overall picture. Sigh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Losing_Resilience, post: 11646, member: 3339"] We're an adoptive family also and the last year and a half my daughter has really been grappling with the ethnic issue (she is Hispanic, I am non-Hispanic white). She constantly describes herself as "not white", has sought out mostly Hispanic friends, and speaks with a pseudo-Hispanic accent (she is an English-speaker only. I tried to teach her Spanish in her younger years, but she wasn't able to learn much due to learning disabilities). I have always been very positive about her South American heritage, but the sad thing is that in her mind she equates Hispanic culture with tough gang-banger behavior and provocative clothing. I try to talk to her about positive Hispanic role models, but she is not interested. I'm trying to be understanding of the underlying issues causing this, but it's really wearing to deal with all the time. I should be trying to think of creative ways to address this, but we have so many other extreme behavioral issues that I've been concentrating on them, also to no avail. Guess I should step back and take a look at the overall picture. Sigh. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Aly wants out!
Top