Striving for the best of both worlds: Samoan parenting in New Zealand.

This qualitative, exploratory study based on the principles of the Strauss and Corbin grounded theory method, considered the parenting patterns of fourteen parents bringing up their children in New Zealand. This paper presents findings, which suggest that being a Samoan parent in New Zealand is influenced by cultural pride that is shaped by a context described as the rat-race and intervening conditions which encompass the nineties trend. Samoan parents manage their parental roles by making a conscious effort. As a result, they experience a parenting style that involves striving for the best of both worlds.