Hand even more control for your kid Some more tips to help you prepare your child for their overseas relocation and transition. Handing them something they feel they
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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
Top 3 benefits of growing up an expat child
Benefits of growing up overseas St John’s School conducted a poll among 131 people who grow up as expat children and asked them for the main benefits. Respondents
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
Expat relationships are not ‘normal’
TCK problems – a response As I mentioned previously, I had numerous responses to an anonymous article I published on behalf of the mother of a self-harming expat
The darkside of expat life
The silent subject There is a dark undercurrent to expat life that rarely, if ever, gets talked about. I think it’s time to bring it gently into the
Reaching out to help troubled TCKs
Where to go for help as an expat Following the heart-wrenching previous post about a troubled expat child I’ve been truly humbled by the many kind words, comments
TCK problems
Note from Carole: What follows here is a piece of writing from a contributor who wishes to remain anonymous. If you feel you can provide advice and/or sympathy via
Keeping in touch or lack of freedom?
Keeping track of third culture kids Originally published in January 2013 this article explains how some ‘expat kids’ turn out… …Usually with a wandering, global nomad habit! It
A TCK story
Back in November 2012 I was happy to publish Cecilia Haynes’ TCK story in a three-part serialisation. Cecilia has lived in many, many countries and continues to travel