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COVID-19 restrictions: experiences of immigrant parents in Toronto Parenting is a demanding undertaking, requiring continuous vigilance to ensure children's emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. It has become even more challenging in the context of COVID-19 restrictions that have led to drastic changes in family life. Based on the results of a qualitative interpretive descriptive study that aimed to understand the experiences of immigrants living in apartment buildings in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, this paper reports the experiences of 50 immigrant parents. During the summer and fall of 2020, semi-structured interviews were conducted by phone or virtually, audio-recorded, then translated and transcribed. The transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results revealed that parenting experiences during the pandemic entailed dealing with changing relationships, coping with added burdens and pressures, living in persistent fear and anxiety, and rethinking lifestyles and habits. Amid these changes and challenges, some parents managed to create opportunities for their children to improve their diet, take a break from their rushed lives, get in touch with their cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and spend more quality time with their family. While immigrant parents exhibit remarkable resilience in dealing with the pandemic-related meso and macro-levels restrictions, funding and programs are urgently needed to support them in addressing the impact of these at the micro level.
Toronto Metropolitan UniversityPublication 2024-10-15 Guruge, S. , Paula Lamaj, Charlotte Lee, Charlene Ronquillo, Souraya Sidani, Ernest Leung, Andrew Ssawi, Jason Altenberg,
Amanzai, H. , Lynn Morrison
Navigating transnational healthcare: A grounded theory approach to understanding Ukrainian older adult refugees in Toronto. TRS1 1.3.9 Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Doha for Science and Technology Publication 2026-04-16 Guruge, S. ,
Metersky, K. ,
Al-Hamad, A. ,
Yasin, Y. ,
Yang, L. ,
Zhuang, Z. ,
Catallo, C. ,
Amanzai, H. ,
Kirkwood, M. , O A, Schastlyva, Furdela,
TRS1 1.3.9 Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) 2025 Annual Meeting TRS1 1.3.9 Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Doha for Science and Technology Conference 2025-10-24 Catallo, C. ,
Guruge, S. , Alanna De Fry, Samantha Pejic,
Amanzai, H. ,
Al-Hamad, A. ,
Yasin, Y. ,
Metersky, K. ,
Wang, L. ,
Zhuang, Z. ,
Yang, L. TRS1 1.3.9 Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) 2025 Annual Meeting, TRS1 1.3.9 Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Doha for Science and Technology, University of Alberta Conference 2025-10-24 Guruge, S. , V S, Catallo, C, Yasin, Y, Metersky, K, Yang, L, Zhuang, Z, Al-Hamad, A, Wang, L, Amanzai, H, Salma, J, & Illesinghe, Guruge,,
Catallo, C. ,
Yasin, Y. ,
Metersky, K. ,
Yang, L. ,
Al-Hamad, A. ,
Wang, L. ,
Amanzai, H. ,
Salma, J. ,
Jayasuriya-Illesinghe, V. TRS1 1.3.9 European Forum for Primary Care (EFPC) 2025 Conference TRS1 1.3.9 Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Doha for Science and Technology Conference 2025-09-08 Catallo, C. ,
Guruge, S. , Alanna De Fry, Samantha Pejic,
Metersky, K. ,
Yasin, Y. ,
Al-Hamad, A. ,
Zhuang, Z. ,
Wang, L. ,
Amanzai, H. TRS1 1.3.9 North American Refugee Health Conference (NARHC) TRS1 1.3.9 Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Alberta, University of Doha for Science and Technology Conference 2025-09-12 Catallo, C. ,
Guruge, S. ,
Salma, J. ,
Metersky, K. ,
Yasin, Y. ,
Al-Hamad, A. ,
Wang, L. ,
Amanzai, H. ,
Yang, L. ,
Zhuang, Z. ,
Jayasuriya-Illesinghe, V. , Samantha Pejic, Alanna De Fry
TRS1 1.3.9 Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) 2025 Annual Meeting TRS1 1.3.9 Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Doha for Science and Technology Conference 2025-10-24 Metersky, K. ,
Al-Hamad, A. ,
Guruge, S. ,
Wang, L. ,
Yasin, Y. ,
Catallo, C. ,
Yang, L. ,
Amanzai, H. ,
Zhuang, Z. ,
Kirkwood, M. , Monica Chahine
TRS1 1.3.9 Aging & Social Change – Fifteenth Interdisciplinary Conference. TRS1 1.3.9 Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Alberta, University of Doha for Science and Technology Conference 2025-10-23 Guruge, S. ,
Salma, J. ,
Metersky, K. ,
Catallo, C. ,
Al-Hamad, A. ,
Zhuang, Z. ,
Wang, L. ,
Yasin, Y. ,
Amanzai, H. ,
Yang, L. TRS1 1.3.9 Transnational Healthcare Practices Among Afghan, Syrian, and Ukrainian Refugee Older Adults in the Greater Toronto Area: A Study Protocol TRS1 1.3.9 Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Doha for Science and Technology Publication 2025-10-21 Guruge, S. ,
Wang, L. ,
Metersky, K. ,
Al-Hamad, A. ,
Zhuang, Z. ,
Catallo, C. ,
Amanzai, H. ,
Yang, L. ,
Yasin, Y. ,
Jayasuriya-Illesinghe, V. TRS1 1.3.9 Aging in Cross-Cultural Contexts: Transnational Healthcare Practices Among Older Syrian Refugees in the Greater Toronto Area TRS1 1.3.9 Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Doha for Science and Technology Publication 2026-01-17 Al-Hamad, A. ,
Yasin, Y. ,
Guruge, S. ,
Metersky, K. ,
Catallo, C. ,
Amanzai, H. ,
Zhuang, Z. ,
Wang, L. ,
Yang, L. , Kanan Lina, Chamas Yasmeen
TRS1 1.3.9 Equitable Aging Among Migrants: A Concept Analysis and Model Development for Transcultural Nursing Care TRS1 1.3.9 Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Doha for Science and Technology Publication 2025-08-12 Al-Hamad, A. ,
Yasin, Y. ,
Guruge, S. ,
Metersky, K. ,
Wang, L. ,
Catallo, C. ,
Amanzai, H. ,
Zhuang, Z. , Rezwana Rahman, Andy Zhang
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