Intentional Parenting Conversations

How do you keep your family afloat when life becomes difficult and access to financial support is restricted?

In this episode, we explore parenting under the pressure of No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF)—the uncertainty, the emotional strain, and the responsibility of helping children feel safe while navigating an unfamiliar system.

We make space for an honest conversation about financial hardship, asking for help, and finding support within our communities. If you are carrying these worries quietly, you are not alone.

Further information and support

NRPF restricts access to certain benefits and housing assistance. It does not mean that every form of support is unavailable. Eligibility depends on your circumstances and immigration status.

• GOV.UK — Understanding public funds: Official information about which benefits and services count as public funds. Read the guidance.

• GOV.UK — Access to public funds: Information about when an NRPF condition may be lifted, depending on your immigration route and circumstances. Read the guidance.

• GOV.UK — Support through local authorities in England: Guidance on councils’ responsibilities towards people with NRPF, including families with children. Find out more.

• Citizens Advice: Information about how immigration status affects benefits and housing support. Check your options.

• Tulia: Practical support, specialist legal advice and guidance for people navigating immigration controls, including families with NRPF. Learn about Tulia’s support.

• Shelter England: Guidance for families with NRPF who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, including possible help from children’s social services. Read the advice.

This episode provides general information, not individual immigration or benefits advice. Seek advice from a qualified immigration adviser about your circumstances. Some resources above apply specifically to England.

They say it takes a village to raise a child. But what happens when you don't have one?

For many parents, especially those raising children far from extended family, parenting feels isolating. The grandparents, aunties, uncles, friends and neighbours who traditionally formed our support systems are often miles away.

In this episode of Intentional Parenting Conversations, we explore what parenting looks like without a ready-made village and how we begin building our own.

We talk about the challenges of raising children without family nearby, the pressure to do everything ourselves, finding trusted people to support our parenting journey, and creating meaningful connections within our communities.

We also discuss why asking for help matters, how to build relationships with other parents, and why our children benefit from having more trusted adults in their lives.

Your village doesn't have to look like the one you grew up with. Sometimes, you have to build one from scratch.

Join us for an honest conversation about community, connection, support and raising children with intention.

Because parenting was never meant to be done alone.

Intentional Parenting Conversations

Real talk. Practical ideas. A stronger tomorrow.

How do you raise children who feel at home in two cultures without losing your own identity along the way?

In this episode of Intentional Parenting Conversations, we explore the joys, challenges and emotional realities of raising bi-cultural children in the UK.

As Zimbabwean mothers raising families away from home, we reflect on the values we grew up with, the traditions we want to preserve and the parenting approaches we have had to question, adapt or leave behind.

We talk about cultural identity, language, belonging, family expectations and the challenges of helping our children embrace British life while staying connected to their African heritage.

We also explore something parents often overlook: how do you protect your own sense of identity while giving your children the freedom to develop theirs?

This is an open conversation about learning, unlearning, finding balance and accepting that our children’s experiences will differ from our own.

Whether you are raising children across cultures, navigating life as a migrant parent or trying to keep your family connected to its roots, this episode invites you to reflect on what intentional parenting means for your family.

Because raising children between two cultures should not mean losing yourself in the process.

You moved countries to build a better future for your family.

But nobody gave you a guide for raising your children when you got here.

How do you hold onto the values you grew up with while raising children in a culture different from your own?

Intentional Parenting Conversations starts with our own stories.

Two Zimbabwean women. Two journeys to the UK. Two mothers learning, unlearning and figuring out what intentional parenting looks like away from home.