How to help your children cope with tragedies they see on the news

First published on 16th April 2013 in response to the Boston marathon bombing. Yesterday’s appalling news from Boston serves to highlight how easy it is for horrible things

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Living through Hurricane Andrew

Hurricane Andrew, Miami, 1992 Hurricane Andrew was a destructive tropical cyclone that was, at the time, the costliest hurricane in United States history. An account of a Peruvian

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Paralysed by overwhelm

How to cope with overwhelm during an international relocation Overwhelmed in many ways It’s been just over a week since we heard about our sudden and unexpected relocation

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How to cope when things go wrong

Be prepared for major emergencies Expatriates generally have a lot of support in their host country, you may not be aware of it but it will be there.

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Saying goodbye

Help make moving home easier for your kids For very young children, moving house can be very hard indeed. They have become accustomed to their home, their room,

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Three main relocation worries

Expat anxieties Although you may worry about many things before moving overseas with your children, three topics are mentioned far more than any others as being the biggest

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Are expat kids happy?

My own expat child This post is a little different from the normal articles I put on this site. Mainly because it is personal, but I feel it’s

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Trouble in paradise

Paradise lost Clara describes her reluctant expat experience and how she dealt with the issues she encountered. An expat in St Lucia We lived in St Lucia from

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Overcome relocation reluctance

How to feel positive about a move abroad In a previous post, I looked at what can happen if one partner doesn’t want to make the move overseas.

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The reluctant expat

What if you don’t want to move overseas? Not all overseas relocations are a welcome and exciting experience. Sometimes the news of a potential posting causes your heart

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