Dissociation and Grounding: Taking a Break and Finding Your Way Back
Dissociation is the mind's way of taking a break. Simple grounding steps to plan your way back before hard conversations about trauma or TCK losses.
TCKs and ACEs: Adverse Childhood Experiences in Third Culture Kids
What the ACEs research means for Third Culture Kids, which globally mobile experiences can add up, and how caring adults can buffer the impact.
Recognizing the Posttraumatic Stress Pattern in TCKs
Presentation outline from the International TCK Conference on recognizing posttraumatic stress in Third Culture Kids, plus screening tools and resources.
Talking to TCKs About Trauma: Conversation Starters
Gentle conversation-starter questions to check how a Third Culture Kid is doing after a traumatic experience and spot the posttraumatic stress pattern.
How to Take a Break and Find Your Way Back After Big Emotions
Like a taxi ride with no return address, dissociation can leave us lost. How to plan your way back to the present when difficult emotions overwhelm you.
8 Questions and Answers About Child Sexual Abuse and Assault
Clear answers for parents and caregivers about child sexual abuse: what counts, who offends, warning signs, and how families and communities can prevent it.
Talking with Children About Disasters: Comfort in Connection
You can't keep kids above the flood, but you can walk through it with them. How to talk with children about disasters and offer comfort in connection.
Talking to Children About War: Notes for TCK Families
How to talk to children about war, with extra notes for Third Culture Kids and globally mobile families who may have personal ties to the places in the news.