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Raising Up a Generation of Healthy Third Culture Kids: A Practical Guide to Preventive Care
By PortalBot • September 11, 2021

If we could ensure that our TCKs would grow up healthy and resilient, we would do it in a heartbeat. In Raising up a Generation of Healthy Third Culture Kids, Lauren Wells has gifted us with a gent...

The Grief Tower: A Practical Guide to Processing Grief with Third Culture Kids
By PortalBot • September 11, 2021

Children who grow up outside of their parent’s passport country, Third Culture Kids (TCKs), experience a significant number of losses, grief-inducing experiences, and traumas during their developme...

Sammy's Next Move: Sammy the snail is a travelling snail who lives in different countries
By PortalBot • August 23, 2020

Sammy's Next Move is a wonderful story about a snail named Sammy who lives around the world with his parents. He is a ‘third culture kid’, TCK or global nomad. He often moves to new countries and h...

TCK Training
By PortalBot • August 22, 2020

The mission of TCK Training is to come alongside parents and sending entities for the purpose of equipping, encouraging, and empowering them to raise up healthy Third Culture Kids.

By: TC...

Identity Theft of Third Culture Kids.
By PortalBot • August 22, 2020

This post will have some nodding their heads in agreement and others shaking their fist in frustration. It’s a risk I’m willing to take I’m actually terrified of you people. Others may read this, n...

Boy Who Didn't Want to Be Sad
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

This story utilizes the vivid colors and art to teach children how feelings of sadness and happiness are natural experiences in life. Includes "Note to Parents" section.

By: Rob Goldblatt...

A Country Far Away
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

A remarkable and delightful picture book that shows how children are alike the world over, while at the same time celebrating the rich and interesting diversity of their ordinary lives.

G...

What is Epigenetics? The Answer to the Nature vs. Nurture Debate
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Scientific research shows that experiences can affect whether and how genes are expressed. Nature vs. Nurture is no longer a debate—it's nearly always both!

40 Old-Fashioned Skills that Kids Need to Know TODAY!
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Our world has gone digital, but there are so many analog life skills that our kids still NEED! It’s no secret that life has changed in the past 25 years. When I was in high school, we didn’t have i...

Child Mind Institute
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

We are an independent nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children struggling with mental health and learning disorders.

Boys need better access to mental health care. Why aren’t they getting it?
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

A recent national survey found that a third of boys thought society expects them to “be a man” and “suck it up” when they feel sad or scared. Another third said they believed they should “hide...

Worried about changes in your child's mood or behavior?
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

It can be hard to tell the difference between normal childhood behavior and signs of mental illness. Find out what to look for and when to take action.