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What is the best age to move abroad with kids?
Is there a ‘best age’ to move children overseas? A frequently asked question in the expat (and aspiring expat) community. We all want the best for our children, and we all want the easiest possible...
What is the best age to move abroad with kids?
Is there a ‘best age’ to move children overseas? A frequently asked question in the expat (and aspiring expat) community. We all want the best for our children, and we all want the easiest possible...
The Balancing Act of MK Education
A brief overview of school options for parents of MKs, including pros and cons of each one.
By: Amy Medina
Raising Up a Generation of Healthy Third Culture Kids: A Practical Guide to Preventive Care
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
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...
Safeguarding Our Children Spiritually
“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8Despite this warning, many parents have fallen asleep, leaving the doo...
Sharenting Online: What HappensWhen Parents Go to Far?
Being a parent in the digital age means you have a ton of ways to connect with others...On social media, you can also post photos of your kids so friends and family across the world can keep up wit...
Serving at the Ends of the Earth Family Life and TCKs
Taking a family overseas for a prolonged period will change the children and permanently shape the adults that they become. Those who grow up in another culture to that of their parents assimilate ...
Misunderstood: The Impact of Growing Up Overseas in the 21st Century
Over 200 million people currently live abroad; more than 50 million are temporary residents, intending to return to their country of origin. Misunderstood explores the impact international life can...
Tips for parenting a child with special needs during a pandemic
Changes in routine can be especially hard on kids with special needs. Rely on your strengths to guide your family through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: Mayo Clinic
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How Will We Discipline Them? - Missionary Care
Disciplining children in cross-cultural situations. Considerations from national culture, household help, education system, national neighbours, nearby expats, and Biblical teaching.