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Raising Third Culture Kids (TCKs): A Guide for Expat Families

In today's globalized world, more families are finding themselves navigating the unique challenges and rewards of raising Third Culture Kids (TCKs). These are children who spend a significant part of their developmental years outside their parents' culture, blending elements of both their home and host cultures. While this experience can be enriching, it also comes with its own set of complexities. /*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 03-07-2024 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elemento[...]

Most Common Questions, I Get Asked About Living In Lithuania

When we moved overseas the first time in 2017 I had never left the United States… I didn’t even have a passport. I honestly had no idea what to expect and a lot of the things that I thought were going to be an issue weren’t an issue at all! Now that we live in Lithuania I have found our family and friends asking us the same questions over and over. So I thought why not make a blog post and answer all the questions we have been getting daily about living in Lithuania. What side of the r[...]

Parenting in Slovenia

When we first moved to Slovenia in December 2016 one thing that Tyler and I noticed right off the bat was Slovenians have the most well-behaved children and dogs! I'm not even kidding; I had to search hard one day to see a screaming child after many days of realizing that my children were the only ones screaming, not listening, and a total train wreck. I set out to figure out what they were doing right and what I was doing wrong. Below you will find what I've concluded from my research.They aren't helicopteri[...]