The main obj ective of thi s s tudy was to desc ribe the infa n t care prac ticesrnand socia liza tion in Borana c ulture . The instruments u sed to co llec t the data werernquestionna ire, Foc us Group Di scussion (F'(~D) and natura l obse rvation. The studyrnpopu la tion included I 10 re s pondents and consis ted of 80 mothers and 30 fa th ers,rn15 infants and 10 Focus Group Discu ss ion persons were involved in the study.rnThe qualita tive techniques a nd describing behavior through s imple s tati s tics werernemployed to a na lyze the collected data.rnIn the findings of th e s tudy, the pa re ntal investment s tra tegy, feedingrnpractices, co-sleeping a nd sleeping management, caretakers response to infan tsrncrying, physical a nd verba l care, bi r th and in it iation ce remon ies, tra dition a l andrnmed ical infant care prac tices were described. The outcome of the data a n a lys isrnrevealed that th e re are useful ca re pra ct ices like prolon ged duration 01" b reas trnfeeding, co-s leeping, parenta l d isc ipline and o thers . However, the re a rc ha rmfulrntraditional p ractices such as fema le genita l mutilation and the absence of thc Lisernof modcrn medical institutions during de livery. Polygamous ma r riage, the abse ncernof the use of fa mily pla nning methods and the be lief th a t they bear a c hildrnwhenever God wills contribute a lot to the h igh ra te of fe r t ility.rnFina lly, recommenda tions were given on infant and child care practices Inrnarea of feed in g, female ge ni tal mut ilation, gender inequalities, fathers ' role in c hildrncare practices and pa ren ta l d isc ipline.