Don’t get stuck overseas Everyone planning to move abroad with kids MUST watch this video before making the move. Basically, as soon as you arrive in a new
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Causes of Expat Child Syndrome
Expat Child Syndrome – know the causes so you can help your child In my previous post about Expat Child Syndrome, I introduced you to the condition, which
Expat Child Syndrome
What is Expat Child Syndrome? Expat Child Syndrome, which is commonly shortened to ECS, is a term that is used to describe the emotional stress some children experience
How to cope with long-stay visitors
Are you now a holiday destination for friends and family? International living. It’s exciting. It’s exotic. It’s different. Perhaps even glamorous if you’re lucky. You get to live,
The circle of expat life
Adjusting to expat life Life is rarely a straight line. Despite my own neurotic push for things to be linear and collated, tidy and neat, most of the
Surviving summer and the expat exodus
How to enjoy being ‘home’ without going ‘home’ Summer, the time of the year where the biggest event in the expat community takes place: the Expat Exodus. What
Expat child – a gift or a curse?
The emotional impact of a move abroad for kids At the age of seven I moved to Nigeria with my parents. Looking back, this move and the many
An expat child has many layers of influence
Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory This was mentioned in Rianne Cornelisse’s paper about how expat children adapt when returning home. What is the theory of Bronfenbrenner all about? Model
How an expat child experiences life in their home country
Moving home after living overseas as a child In response to the articles about of self-harm in TCKs and expat teens, Rianne Cornelisse wrote the succinct and perceptive
An expat teen in trauma
A mother’s love This is for all expatriates who are struggling as they parent a teen in trauma. It doesn’t matter that statistics quote 25% of teenagers self-harm.
