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A Very Dangerous Place for a Child Is College
“Colleges should do this and colleges should do that, everyone says?” I walked across the front of the auditorium, stopped and faced the two hundred young men who had invited me to their fraternity...
Cross-cultural education: advice for parents
This post covers some key advice I give to parents about coping with the stresses associated with cross-cultural education. I hope you will find these suggestions thought-provoking, encouragin...
Children with Special Needs
Families raising a child with special needs while living internationally face an incredible challenge. Not only are they navigating another culture, and all of the transitions and adjustments assoc...
Moving overseas with a child who has additional needs
Moving abroad with a child with additional needs. The range of extra needs is enormous. I hope that some of these general suggestions prove helpful.
by Carole Hallett Mobbs , Expat ...
I Feel - I Need: Building Emotional Vocabulary
I feel-I need : This sheet (a PDF) provides a way to have a simple check in with yourself, and can also be shared with another person or a group/family. It can help you put a...
60 Ways to Keep Kids Engaged at Home During the Coronavirus Shutdown
A Mighty Girl's top tips for parents on keeping kids engaged at home while observing social distancing.
By: A Mighty Girl Staff
10 keys to your kids’ emotional health
We are living in a season of unprecedented new relational dynamics, and increased emotional demands. Families are feeling this exponentially as energy levels, ideas, and margin are stretched thin. ...
Safeguarding kids from sexual abuse
Teach kids of all ages - from under five to 15 - the skills they need when you're not around.
Author: Catherine Wilson
Source: Focus on the Family
EIGHT CRUCIAL STEPS: Preventing and Recognizing MK Abuse
Nearly two years ago, I wrote an article titled "Speak It" that garnered significant attention. This is a follow-up post providing parents with concrete steps for preventing, recognizing and respon...
Telling My Story: Sexual Abuse on the Mission Field
Today’s post has been submitted anonymously as a follow up to a piece published here, at A Life Overseas, in 2013. Today we hear from the daughter of ‘Jessica’ that wrote that article in 2013. &nbs...
How Porn Use Becomes an Addiction (Simplified!)
Internet porn—used regularly and often—chemically and structurally changes the brain. These brain changes are consistent with the brain changes that occur in other types of addiction, like addictio...
Mom's Boundaries Saved My Life
Vechi Mutum, National Outreach Coordinator for Tree House Recovery, describes how addiction took his life down to a very dark place, leaving him homeless and broken. He thought he could still call ...