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178- Expat Parenting: Are You Getting it Wrong???🤷‍♀️

Feb 3, 2025

"If you think you aren't doing it well, that thought means your heart is turned to your kid, and you are already 70% there," says Dr. Jean Kawiecki. As a psychologist, educator, and adult TCK Dr. Kawiecki is deeply passionate about helping TCKs and their parents through the various transitions of TCK life.

Talk...

171: The "Anxious Generation" Parenting Third Culture Kids Today

Oct 2, 2024

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Book discussed:

Anxious generation by Jonathan Haidt https://www.amazon.com/Anxious-Generation-Rewiring-Childhood-Epidemic/

Resources mentioned:

Raising an adult, by Julie Lythcott-Haims

169: Bidding in 2024---Foreign Service Life!

Sep 18, 2024

Bidding can be pretty overwhelming. Talk it through with experienced adults who understand. Join Sharoya Ham and Susie Czor-Brown.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

Below link to online version of the FSI Post Info to Go boxes that can be super useful for...

164: Staying Connected with my Adult TCK, Engagement

Jun 26, 2024

Living overseas sometimes means that we miss out on important life events for family members because we are at a distance.

What do you do when your child marries someone you don't know really well because you live so far away? In this episode, Sharoya chats with another veteran EFM. They share their emotional journey...

163- My TCK Needs to Talk to a Professional- How do I start that?

Jun 19, 2024

Two parents share their experience in connecting (and sometimes convincing) their kids to talk to someone. What to consider when finding the right person to work with your teen or kid.

To work with Angi check out: www.teenlines.com

To work with Jennie check out: