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Parenting third culture kids
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Parenting is hard enough at the best of times, and each developmental stage that our youngsters embark on stretch us a little further. Add into the mix the development of inter cultural, cross-cultural and international children, also called third culture kids and you find the challenges rise

Growing old abroad
Intercultural couples might never have thought about whose 'home' will be the one where they rest their bones. Couples who share one culture, as well as individuals may face the prospect of reverse culture shock. And some of us may even find we lose our acquired languages.

Neither here nor there
I don’t belong
yet I don’t care
because I am neither
Here,
nor there.

Children and native identity
Native identity is often one of the hot potatoes that concern parents who are raising international children. What is cultural identity and what might be the new ground that our international youngsters might be capable breaking if we let them?

Reflections on finding my roots
After thirty years of living abroad I am spending more time…

Where is home?
Books read, hagelslag bought,
cards, mostly written,
and some even sent.
I’ve been Home away from Home

Held hostage for the sake of the children
When international relationships end, one partner can end…