If you are struggling with deciding to move abroad and become an expatriate, I have a little story to share with you that might help. We had a family walk last Sunday. The experience was very interesting: it was a life lesson. The weather was beautiful, a cold but sunny day, blue sky, hardly any […]
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How to be the Perfect Parent for your Third Culture Kid in 4 Simple Steps
Changing from country, language, culture, home is challenging. As a parent, when we see our third culture kids struggling, we are in intense doubt. We feel worried, anxious and terribly guilty. Which parent has never wondered in front of her desperate child: “What if I ruined her life, by me being too ambitious, too greedy, […]
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Warning: as an expatriate, you may suffer from this condition!
By moving abroad, you’ll suffer from a powerful and hidden condition that affects all expatriates with various levels of intensity. Believe it or not, that condition is called grief. Before you stop reading, hear me out: I’ll prove it to you. The sense of loss that expatriates experience after moving abroad is exactly the same […]
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Why Moving Abroad Will Give Your Child an Identity Crisis (part 2)
In part 1 of this article, you learnt to isolate the concept of identity for each individual. Today, you’ll get a simple tool to help your children before they struggle to find their identity. This is critical because your kids will feel much more self-confident. They’ll have a clear vision where to head to. […]
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Why Moving Abroad Will Give Your Child an Identity Crisis (part 1)
Did you know that moving abroad can cause your children to have deep-seated identity issues that may not be apparent until years later? By then, this may have caused schooling problems, damaged their career, adversely affected their relationships or even worse, triggered a depression. Your children will suffer from external problems, the internal root […]
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