Provides information on changing child-care practices, bilingualism, and identity among the Punjabis living in Great Britain, Australia, Canada, and the United States. Sociologists and social service professionals get information on: (1) the sociocultural background of immigrants from Punjab as well as their patterns of settlement, family structure, religions, marriage systems, and the position of women; (2) the aims of 2 research projects examining these Indian parents’ child-rearing practices and differences between first- and second-generation parents; (3) specific child-care practices, including toilet training and feeding, as well as the influence of religion and changing family structure on child-rearing; (4) myths and superstitions surrounding birth; (5) the lifestyle of second-generation Punjabis in the context of early child-care practices, including ante- and post-natal child care, bottle feeding, and fathers’ participation; (6) mothers’ views on discipline, play, playmates, and household duties; (7) parents’ attitudes toward promoting bilingualism, the role of houses of worship in maintaining the community’s language, and third-generation Punjabi’s sense of identity and experience of racism; and (8) parents’ involvement in their children’s school and education. Findings suggest that these Indian parents want their children to have the best of both cultures – that of their country of origin and that of their adopted country.
