ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on immigrant men who migrated from the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean, and who are from different ethnic backgrounds. Within the Caribbean, there are diverse groups of people who speak different languages, and who live in countries that stretch from Guyana in South America to Cuba. Parental ethnotheories about child care and education represent a major component of early childhood socialization. Beliefs about parental control and guidance vary by socioeconomic status and ethnicity. Parents in low-income households prefer an authoritarian and restrictive approach to child rearing with a high degree of compliance on the part of children. The aforementioned cultural beliefs serve as a map to the daily routines that parents employ in caring for and in nurturing their children. Programs must be respectful of family cultural practices/world views, and linguistic and communication preferences.
