ArticleBMC international health and human rights2016
Parenthood in transition - Somali-born parents' experiences of and needs for parenting support programmes.
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- Parenting Interventions for Refugees and Forcibly Displaced Families: A Systematic Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2022Pooled it
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- A brief universal parenting program for recently settled immigrants in Sweden: a feasibility study.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- 'At the heart of the community' - a Somali woman's experience of 'alignment' of support to escape social isolation in pregnancy and early motherhood.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
- Implementation of a Family Skills Programme in Internally Displaced People Camps in Kachin State, Myanmar.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Fostering trust and understanding in social and healthcare services with migrant-origin parents: qualitative focus-group interviews of foreign-born mothers living in Finland.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Article
- "It opened a new door for me": A qualitative study of forcibly displaced parents' experiences of an attachment-based parenting program.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2024Article
- Using normalisation process theory to identify factors facilitating the scaling up of parenting programs for immigrant parents.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Postpartum depression and life experiences of mothers with an immigrant background living in the south of Sweden.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023Article
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- The protective effects of social support and family functioning on parenting stress among Hispanic/Latino/a American immigrant parents with traumatic life experiences: A mediation analysis.Infant mental health journal · 2023Article
- Developmental referrals of pre-school children in a diverse community in England: The importance of parental migration for referral rates.Child: care, health and development · 2023Observational
- Implementing a social innovation for community-based peer support for immigrant mothers in Sweden: a mixed-methods process evaluation.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Parenting in times of refuge: A qualitative investigation.Family process · 2022Article
- Belonging to Three Worlds: Somali Adolescent-Parent Relationships in the United States and Implications for Tobacco Prevention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Need for Parental Support for Migrant Parents in Transition Into Sweden: A Perspective.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPre- and post-migration trauma due to forced migration may impact negatively on parents' ability to care for their children. Little qualitative work has examined Somali-born refugees' experiences. The aim of this study is to explore Somali-born refugees' experiences and challenges of being parents in Sweden, and the support they need in their parenting.
methodsA qualitative descriptive study was undertaken. Data were collected from four focus group discussions (FGDs) among 23 Somali-born mothers and fathers living in a county in central Sweden. Qualitative content analysis has been applied.
resultsA main category, Parenthood in Transition, emerged as a description of a process of parenthood in transition. Two generic categories were identified: Challenges, and Improved parenting. Challenges emerged from leaving the home country and being new and feeling alienated in the new country. In Improved parenting, an awareness of opportunities in the new country and ways to improve their parenting was described, which includes how to improve their communication and relationship with their children. The parents described a need for information on how to culturally adapt their parenting and obtain support from the authorities.
conclusionsParents experienced a process of parenthood in transition. They were looking to the future and for ways to improve their parenting. Schools and social services can overcome barriers that prevent lack of knowledge about the new country's systems related to parenthood. Leaving the home country often means separation from the family and losing the social network. We suggest that staff in schools and social services offer parent training classes for these parents throughout their children's childhood, with benefits for the child and family.
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