Raising Children, Caring for Parents

Children of Ethiopian immigrants in Washington, D.C., participate in tutoring workshops and Amharic language classes in addition to religious education. Courtesy of DSKM Education Department.

Parenting is hard work—no matter what country you come from. Likewise, the expectations of aging parents can place considerable demands of time, finance and emotion on children. This week Latitudes looks at how an increasingly mobile and rapidly aging world negotiates the challenges of parent-child relationships across borders. 

This week's host

Dave McGuire is a radio producer and reporter. He has worked with WBEZ Chicago and Radio Netherlands Worldwide, and has reported from Poland for NPR, The World, and RTE, among others. He was a Fulbright researcher to Poland and a Rotary International Peace Fellow.