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Minimizing culture shock in parent and child
How parents can prepare themselves & their children for the shock of entering a new culture? Some tips for before you leave & once you arri ...
024 : Myths and Truths of Risk in Mission - Anna Hampton
Anna Hampton shares with us myths that the North American church believes about risk and helps us to better understand a Biblical view of risk and ...
Missionary Mommy Wars
I just want to come out and say it; I’m not a mommy. Shoot, I’m not even a woman. (OK, those were some of the weirdest sentences I’ve ever written. ...
The Connected Child
The Connected Child, co-authored by Dr. Karyn Purvis, has helped countless adoptive and foster parents better connect with their children as they s ...
Expat Motherhood -- The Long View
Being a mom has been the greatest and the hardest thing I have ever done or have ever been. Motherhood is both a noun and a verb. It is an identity ...
The Connected Parent by Karyn Purvis PhD and Lisa Qualls
Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment | Available July 7 from Harvest House | Parenting children from hard places is a unique jour ...
Letting go of parental control with adult kids
When children enter adulthood, our role as parent changes, too. Here's some advice for parents: Let go of control, and let God give your adult chi ...
Raising Little Travelers (and one reason you may not want to)
Our oldest two children have each spent time in almost 20 different countries. They’re five and three.And granted, they’re still young, so I don’t ...
Sexual Abuse | A Parent’s Nightmare
Sexual abuse is a parent’s worst nightmare. There are no guarantees in preventing it, but there are ways you can help prepare your child to protect ...
Helping TCKs Navigate Sticky Situations of Cross-Cultural Living
I noticed a pattern with my oldest. Whenever he went outside to ride his bike, he would only be out for a few moments before he was back in again. ...
Ten Questions That EVERY Expat (or Repat) Parent Should Ask About Their Kids
Let’s start with a quick summary of this whole post. This is a longer one (at least for a blog post) so let’s break it up. I’ll g ...