June-August is moving season for many expats and my feed is full of bittersweet farewell parties and touching goodbyes. Saying goodbye to people and places is a (sometimes) sad but important part of our international lives - for the family that is leaving and for friends staying behind - but that is only one part of moving.I want to look beyond the farewell gifts and logistics and give…
Children can develop resilience with the 7Cs. This post looks at coping in more depth, including specific actions parents can take.
Resilience can perhaps be best described rather un-scientifically as "getting through hard stuff without breaking". Over the last few years the term has come up often as the world has gone through turbulences and everyone tries to figure out how to keep going and be prepared for more unexpected upheaval in the future. But it's not just about big, earth moving events - we benefit from resilience in…