Advocating for all immigrant parents with Julie Schwieter-Collazo

Welcome to Parenting in Queens Podcast Welcome to Parenting in Queens, where we like to connect with amazing moms and dads right her in our own borough.   In today's episode we chat with  Julie Collazo; she is the mom of Three kids raising her children in  Long Island City. We discuss her approach to parenting, her philosophy and how we can still be ourselves even when raising young children.  Julie is the co-founder of Immigrant families together  We go into her journey of co-founding this non-profit along with her husband and so much support from other angry parents. In addition Julie is the co- author of Harper One memoir; the book of Rosy that will be published on June 2nd 2020.  Be sure to listen! Facebook Google+ Twitter LinkedIn Key Points Mentioned Parenting philosophy  Supporting children to be resilient and thriving Going against the grain as a parent What does community mean and how we can create your own village in Queens We are not going to be a perfect parent we are good enough and that is enough   Didn’t think wanted to get married or have kids  Life doesn’t have to change, be fully present Turning point on her career Her work in Puerto Rico The story behind founding Immigrant families together How we can contribute as parents into our communities Quotes "My husband is from Cuba and he grew up in a different setting and what family is and who that includes" " I don't invest a lot of energy into the things that New York parents tend to, like focusing which middle school my ten year old is getting into" "We are not going to be a perfect parent being good enough is enough" "I dint want to replicate the bureaucracy I had run away from" Links mentioned Erikon's stages of development https://immigrantfamiliestogether.com/ Native Country of the Heart: A Memoir