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Similarities between neutrinos (subatomic particles) and TCKs. Am I just plain crazy to see this metaphor?

By: Elizabeth Trotter

The long-term impact of boarding school can manifest itself as 'boarding school syndrome' - a condition counsellors need to be aware of and work with.

For as long as I can remember I have lived between worlds. My first memories of life are from a rooftop in the southern area of Pakistan. The high, flat roof surrounded by walls was a perfect place...

Kids say the darndest things. Parents make the darndest lists out of them. Writers published the darndest lists of the darndest things those kids say. Sorry. Some of these are from my own Third Cul...

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...

A collection of stories compiled and edited by Cindy Loong.

Note: unsure if still in print

By Cindy Loong

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...

For this post, I'd like to focus on the relationships TCKs have in their life. I'm going to share some ideas for the three different relationships they have (with family, with others, and with...

Dear Graduating Senior, This spring I hugged you. I cried with you. I said goodbye to you. And then I looked into the faces of your parents as they said goodbye too. How can I express the depth of ...

MKs (missionary kids, third culture kids, TCKs) face challenges that few realize. Harrison's book offers honesty, empathy, and grace for the challenge.

By: Jenilee Goodwin

When someone asks you where you're from… do you sometimes not know how to answer? Writer Taiye Selasi speaks on behalf of "multi-local" people, who feel at home in the town where they grew up, the ...

It was 2001. My family had arrived in Kazakhstan in 1996, the first American family in our town, and been joined by other Americans and Aussies over the next several years. It was a fairly isolated...