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The Trouble with Third Culture Kids | Children's Mental Health Network
By PortalBot • August 22, 2020

~ Morning Zen Guest Blog Post – Nina Sichel ~ You may not notice her.  At first glance, she may appear perfectly comfortable — these kids are chameleons, adept at taking on the colors of each ...

An Interview with Sara Saunders, Author of the TCK Book - SWIRLY
By PortalBot • August 22, 2020

There have been a lot of books written about Third Culture Kids but not so many for them, especially for young TCKs. Swirly, written by adult-TCK Sara Saunders and illustrated by Matthew ...

The Means That Make Us Strangers
By PortalBot • August 22, 2020

Home is where your people are. But who are your people?
Adelaide has lived her whole life in rural Ethiopia as the white American daughter of an anthropologist. Then her family moves to South ...

Suitcases by Haddie Grace
By PortalBot • August 22, 2020

"Suitcases," an original TCK song, focuses on resilience rather than grief, and instead of lamenting the absence of a traditional sense of home, claims the term by redefining it.

My Very Exciting, Sorta Scary, Big Move: A workbook for children moving to a new home
By PortalBot • August 22, 2020

Moving is one of the most stressful life events for kids, but this award-winning book will help make it less hectic and more exciting. "My Very Exciting, Sorta Scary, Big Move" guides kids from wor...

Third Culture Kids: A Gift to Care For
By PortalBot • August 22, 2020

Third Culture Kids are Global Nomads who have moved in between cultures many times and therefore are a part of many cultures. Their beauty and challenge in life is to integrate and embrace all thei...

5 Tips for Leaving Well With Teenagers
By PortalBot • August 22, 2020

Moving overseas with teenagers can be daunting for both the teen and their parents. Having personally moved overseas as a young teen, I can speak to the challenges of uprooting and rerooting during...

Good Grief: Helping TCKs Navigate Their Unresolved Grief
By PortalBot • August 22, 2020

I grew up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I only moved there when I was ten but had lived a few places before then.  So when we got there and stayed for almost eight years – all of middle and high s...

Hidden in My Heart: A Tck's Journey Through Cultural Transition
By PortalBot • August 22, 2020

When Taylor Murray arrived in Japan, she felt like she was on an adventure-an adventure that God had called her family to take. The unique food, the strange language and the foreign culture were ex...

Burn Up or Splash Down: Surviving the Culture Shock of Re-Entry
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Just like a space shuttle struggles and strains to re-enter the earth's atmosphere, so those returning from living overseas can find themselves confused and in a state of panic at coming home. Whil...

The Seven Lies of Repatriation
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Ahhh “Repatriation” It’s one of those words that you don’t even look up in the dictionary until you start going through it yourself.  For those less traveled it may not even…

4 Things You Should Know About Reverse Culture Shock
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

You can’t prepare for the culture shock that hits you when visiting your passport country. You go, excited to reconnect with friends and supports, but something feels off. Things …

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