How to prepare your child to move abroad

Hand some control to your child Continuing from the previous article about how your child has no choice about relocating abroad: Although when moving overseas with kids the

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A child has no choice about moving overseas

How to prepare your child for an overseas move Moving overseas: The one decision your kids won’t have a choice about. Discuss why you are moving, why you

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Relocating overseas with children – what do they miss most?

What do kids miss most? When relocating with children, what may seem unimportant or trivial to an adult may be of profound importance to a kid. What do

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What kids worry about when relocating

Children view relocation differently from adults Moving overseas with kids can be especially challenging. As a former expat kid myself and now the mother of one, I’d like

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Culture shock in children

Kids experience culture shock too On the whole, most children are more resilient to change than adults. However, culture shock can strike children in its own special way. Depending

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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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Moving abroad with children with disabilities

Strategies to help children with disabilities make the transition to a new country Change is difficult for any child but for those with disabilities it can be even

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Don’t make resolutions, make plans!

Go for it! Is this the year you will relocate overseas? Or is moving abroad still on your wish list? Perhaps you’ve always wanted to relocate but somehow

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Moving overseas: packing

Packing for your move abroad In my first two posts in this series I gave you advice on how to cope emotionally with moving overseas, and things to

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Moving overseas: researching your new post

Researching your new post In my first post in this series, I gave you some advice on how to cope emotionally with moving and living overseas. In this

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