Welcome to Madar-Pedar

Salaam,
We are a group of Iranian-American parents who share our concerns about raising bi-cultural children.
Madar-Pedar is modeled after the UCB-Parents which is a network of parents who are affiliated with UC Berkeley. Though UCB-Parents is a wonderful supportive and informative resource for parents,there is a need for first generation immigrant parents to discuss specific issues of culture, share concerns, and seek help from each other by networking. We hope that this web site could be a resource for Farsi-speaking parents who care about preserving their heritage.
In addition to the web site, we have a discussion forum on parenting issues for Iranian (or half-Iranian) families on the mailing alias of Madar-Pedar. You can join the email list by sending us an email. Also, if you have any information thatyou would like to share with other parents, or seeking/providing advice please send us an email and let us know. Our contact person and list keeper is:
soheilavahdati[AT]gmail.com
Salaam again,
Welcome! Madar-Pedar is reactivated as of Nowruz 1389, 20 March 2010.
Thank you all for your membership requests and encouragements. Let us continue our discussions.

* Welcoming New Members & Starting New Discussions


* Chaharshanbehsoori


* testing the main blog


* Shall we teach our children Farsi? and Shall we celebrate xmas?


* Overall Comments about Our Discussions


* A cute story of Iranian/American Families


* Moving Chahrshanbeh Souri to weekend (Shanbeh Souri?)


* Norooz Folk Songs


* Mother’s maiden name/Children’s last name


* Preparing for Newrooz


* Raising social conscience


* My kids are growing up


* Skin Color and Identity


* Bicultural


* Iranian? or American?


* Working Parents


* Our Kids Sexual Awareness, Parents Relationship, Gintal Names, Minstuaration, …


* lentine’s Day


* My Glamorous Daughter


* Our Culture?


* Visiting Iran


* We and Our Children


* The New Salad Bowl, Not the Old Melting Pot


* Pragmatic Approaches to Simplify One’s Life


* Some random thoughts and questions re shooting rampage


* Children Learning Farsi


* Questions and Answers about death


* Ignorance, kids, guns and Us


* Tri-lingaul Children


* Children and Religion


* IEEE and Women in Iran


* Daughter’s facial, arms and legs hair


* Farsi for Teenagers


* Advice on Child Abuse and Sexuality in America


* Social Blunders in America


* Prom and Dating


* Single Parenting


* Back to School Issues


* Gay and Lesbian Children


* and Turning the Tables


* Parents’ Pressure to Prevent a Marriage


* Memos From Your Child


* Live-in Nanny


* Holloween


* Farsi Resources


* Copy Rights of Articles and Crediting Sources


* A Child’s Cry for Reunification


* A Child’s Cry for Reunification


* Shab-e Yalda


* Farsi For Childdren Living Outside Of Iran


* Tele-Marraige and Arranged Marraige


* American Moms in Iran


* Jashn-e Sadeh or the Feast of Sadeh


* Finding Iranian Heritage


* Iranian is an ancestry, not a race


* Working mother or stay-at-home mom?


* Behavior problem


* Shab-e Yalda


* Adoption


* Working Mothers


* Living as a Minority


* Long Stay in Iran


* Teach Me Office Policy


* Anceint Persian Celebrations


* Amu Norooz


* Looking for My Iranian Father


* Paul Bagala’s Anti-Iranian Statement


* lth concerns taking children under 5 to Iran


* Persian Cook Book Recommendation?


* Sending Prescription Medicine to Iran


* Iranian elderly gatherings in Southern California?


* Persian Dance Music


* Transexuality (Transsexuality) and Homosexuality and “Choice” in Behavior


* International Women’s Day


* Playgroups


* Iranian culture/traditions concerning childbirth


* Women’s Networking Groups


* Mothers and Daughters Book Club


* Children and Divorce


* Non-Iranians and Relationships


* Iranian Teenager and Nazism


* Iranian-American Names


* Shall We Open Madar-Pedar Membership to the “Children”?


* Iranian-American Term


* French Mom Interested to Meet Iranian Moms


* Caring About Politics in Iran


* Book Club on Line


* Ancient Persian Names


* Iranian Heritage Day


* Asseritveness Training


* Cub Scouts & Boy Scouts in Iran


* Liberal Moslem Schools in Bay Area


* Balancing Work and Family (Which One is Better: Working Mom or Stay-at-home Mom?)


* Raising Children With or Without Religion?


* Sponsoring a Child in Iran


* Is it a good idea for teenagers to have a job?


* Marriage Problems, Divorce and Single Parenting, Bad Mouthing and Mental Abuse, Child Custody, …


* Searching for Roots


* How to Deal with Difficult Children


* Not Without My Daughter


* Bicultural Families - article Christian Science Monitor


* Farsi classrooms in PARIS


* Persian Ethnic Race Category


* Iranian-Minority?


* Madar-Pedar Local Chapters


* Pregnancy


* Family Problems: American Bride and Iranian In-laws


* Family Problems: American Bride and Iranian In-laws


* Killing Defenseless People … Is It a Parenting Issue?


* Surviving Paradise


* Children Growing Up Here


* Persian or Farsi?


* Discrimination Comes in Different Shades


* Homeless Kids


* Madar-Pedar and Copy Right Issues


* Are Iranian Men Abusive?


* A book on Iran


* Public or private school? Eid-deedani? Partners’ expectations from each other?


* Sexual preference of our children


* A symbol for Yalda? The importance of Nowrooz for our children?


* Farsi? Peer Pressure


* Shall we allow our children to sleep over at their friend’s house?


* Shall we teach our children Farsi? and Shall we celebrate xmas?


Disclaimer: The views, statements, advice, and recommendations presented in the discussions, resources, links, etc. on Madar-Pedar website do not necessarily reflect the views of the websteress and should not be taken as a position of or endorsement by Madar-Pedar organizers.