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Summary: FINALLY!
Review: A must read for anyone who spent their childhood abroad. Finally, there are words to express what I already know. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: LOST???? YOU JUST MIGHT FIND YOURSELF!!!
Review: After growing up overseas (in Saudi Arabia) for all of my early childhood memories and then leaving abrubtly (in 1986)as a freshman in college... it was devastating to try to figure out what was going on with me! It was bizarre because I looked American, sounded American, ACTED American, but I felt so different and I definetly saw the world through different eyes. I felt so out of step and just couldn't quite get a grip. At the time there wasn't much information out and a friend contacted me a few years later with a few articles put together by this author and eventually Mr. Pollock wrote this book. When I first read it I swear it was a turning point for me. It felt like a total "lightbulb" moment! It all made sense finally and it was as if it freed me up to realize who I really was. (It probably sounds hokey, but ... it's true.) I am actually married now and strangely enough living back in Saudi Arabia where I have been doing Third Culture Kid seminars for the parents of TCKs. I think the most important thing that parents can understand about TCKs is that when they tell their kids they are moving back "home" - they need to realize that for a child that's grown up overseas.... they are LEAVING the only home they have ever known sometimes. 10 years to an adult might be nothing, but to a child who moved overseas at 4.... it is a lifetime of memories and friends.
I can not say enough about this book. It explains so much and any parent who is living overseas and raising children should be required to read this book before making a big move. (In some more severe cases, it could even be a literal life saver.)
If you have a child who has grown up overseas and seems to be floundering... isn't sure why they aren't making friends, is depressed but can't explain why... this book might be the best place to start. Like another reviewer said "it's really cheap therapy!"
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Summary: A salute to Global Village
Review: David Pollock and Ruth E. Van Reken have not only shared theirexperinces that are so unique but they have also shared outstandingresearches that they have done to raise the kids outside the home culture.I find the book interesting for non American couples who chose to come to the US as well. Their experiences in bringing up children in a culture so different from theirs can get a boost from this book as well. Soon everybody will be living in some other place and this is not a prophecy. The ability to coup or understand the values of different cultures will give children who are born away from home, a head start in various fields in their future. I want to add a cute little book of fairy tales which emphasizes on contributions of many countires to the civilization. The title is Humpty Dumpty Sat on the Globe witten by Fereydoun Kian and it's a nice companion to this one. Both books are written for parents and kids who develop the appreciation for a global cultures.
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Summary: a MUST HAVE BOOK FOR FAMILIES OVERSEAS
Review: David Pollock and Ruth Van Reken have written a book that is invaluable to families who live overseas. Their understanding of the unique interpersonal and intrapersonal needs of persons in transition, coming and going from culture to culture, is first-hand as well as being well researched. It has been an essential tool for me as I work with students and families in the international/expatriate community. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
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Summary: A biography of me
Review: I am a TCK and reading this book was like reading a biography of myself! It really did put into words the way I feel and have felt in living abroad. It addresses the many unique issues that Third Culture Kids experience. This book also has a lot of practical advice on relieving the stress and minimizing the chaos of a mobile lifestyle. I certainly recommend this book to TCKs, ATCK's and anyone with an interest in this fascinating lifestyle.
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Summary: good medicine
Review: I am an ATCK in my 40s, and reading this book has proven to be a very profound experience. It allowed me to come to terms with issues that I have been trying to get to the bottom of my whole life. It was like psychotherapy but much cheaper!! The authors are thorough and thoughtful, and absolutely nail the issues that TCKs and ATCKs find themselves in possession of through no fault of their own. This book should be required reading for anyone preparing to move their families to the mission field. It should be required reading for all foreign missions administrative staff. To be in the field of foreign missions and not heed the information in this book is irresponsible in my opinion.
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Summary: good medicine
Review: I was a Third Culture Kid and I found this book helpfull in understanding who I am 40 years later. (I found the TCK phrase awkward but could think of none better.) I also think this would be of use to people whose childhood was similar to the TCK's. Especially children who had little stability while growing up. Divorce, parential deaths, and especially children shunted off to boarding schools. Many boarding schools provide a fairly good life and a substitute family, but when it's over, it's over. and then who am I?
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Summary: Could help others too
Review: I was a Third Culture Kid and I found this book helpfull in understanding who I am 40 years later. (I found the TCK phrase awkward but could think of none better.) I also think this would be of use to people whose childhood was similar to the TCK's. Especially children who had little stability while growing up. Divorce, parential deaths, and especially children shunted off to boarding schools. Many boarding schools provide a fairly good life and a substitute family, but when it's over, it's over. and then who am I?
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Summary: A must-read for parents and teachers living abroad!
Review: My husband and I have been international educators since 1988 and both of our daughters were born overseas. As parents who intend to remain abroad throughout our children's educational career we have found this book to offer valuable advice as well as points to ponder. However, the authors do us a favor in not romanticizing the prospect of raising children abroad. Indeed, perhaps the most beneficial information can be found by paying heed to the potential pitfalls outlined that may impact the uninformed. Additionally, through reading this book our professional observations gained while teaching in four countries on three different continents have been taken on greater significance. The insight the authors share regarding issues hitherto acknowledged have contributed to a better understanding of the challenges that our students face as second- and third-generation Third Culture Kids (TCKs). I highly recommend this book for all parents and teachers living abroad as well as TCKs who are wondering if their capacities as 'cultural chameleons' means that there is something wrong with them.
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Summary: This is me!
Review: Really loved that book, the first time I felt understood in a very long time. I grew up in Peru and Spain, studied in the USA then moved to my "home country" Germany-(now I live in San Diego!). You really grasp every single feeling one experiences and the examples mentioned in the book could very well be me! .................... Saludos H.
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