Affective and Emotional Relationships between Parents and Children in the Context of Transnational Living

The article discusses the changes and conflicts arising between parents and children as a result of the international migration of the former. The conflicts are approached on the basis of an analysis of the life stories of the family members, as well as of the caretakers and migrants. The article also compares parent-children relationships before and after migration, analyzing the complexity of the established bonds, the way in which affective relationships are communicated, the way means of communication are used, the manner in which authority is exercised, and the different strategies generated by family groups to preserve their relationship in conditions of transnational living