Articles

Funny Things Third Culture Kids Say

Kids say the darndest things. Parents make the darndest lists out of them. Writers published the darndest lists of the darndest things those kids s ...

Fostering the Relationships in a TCK's Life

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 relations ...

Living Between Worlds – A Post on TCKs

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, ...

Growing Up Global: What a TCK's Life is Like

A collection of stories compiled and edited by Cindy Loong.

Note: unsure if still in print

By Cindy Loong

7 Thoughts for Graduating TCKs

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 ...

5 Tips for Leaving Well With Teenagers

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 t ...

Anchoring Yourself as an MK: A Review of Jeanne Harrison’s "Hiding in the Hallway"

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

Good Grief: Helping TCKs Navigate Their Unresolved Grief

I grew up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I only moved there when I was ten but had lived a few places before then.  So when we got there and stayed ...

Don't Ask Where I'm From, Ask Where I'm a Local

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 ...

Particle Physics Finally Explains Third Culture Kids!

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

By: Elizabeth Trotter

My Very Exciting, Sorta Scary, Big Move: A workbook for children moving to a new home

Moving is one of the most stressful life events for kids, but this award-winning book will help make it less hectic and more exciting. "My Very Exc ...

Everywhere & Nowhere Third Culture Kids

Wear Headphones for surround sound This project is my final major project (12 weeks) for my Foundation Year at the Arts University Bournemouth. ’Ev ...