A mother embraces her child
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- Growing up in a low-income immigrant family, my parents parented for survival.
- I am raising my children differently by teaching them about financial literacy and self-compassion.
- This comes with feelings of excitement, envy, and guilt.
As I sit on our backyard swing and watch my 6-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter play, I cannot help but think that the way I parent is different from how my immigrant parents raised me.