One Mother’s Journey Halfway Around the Globe in Search of the Best Education for Her Children Teru Clavel An eye-opening firsthand exploration of why Asian students are outpacing their American counterparts, and how to help our children excel in today’s competitive world. When Teru Clavel had young children, the oldest barely two, she watched as… Read More World Class
As recommended by Expatability “Raising children in a globally nomadic lifestyle is hard work, full of hidden pitfalls and often stressful – but it’s rewarding too. You’re giving your child an edge like no other – cultural understanding, multilingual communication and an open mindedness that surpasses the norm for their age groups. Here are our… Read More Five Books for Raising Expat Kids
“I was struck by how many parents feel guilty and are afraid that they are doing the wrong thing to their kids. My advice to parents is: Make the best choices you can with the information you have. If home is a safe space and you love your kids, that in itself will be a… Read More Tanya Crossman, Author of Misunderstood, Interviewed by Beijing Kids Magazine
“The book is a very personal account, with complete transparency on her own multicultural childhood, how she came to meet her husband, then subsequently start a family of their own over three continents in four languages. Mariam draws heavily on expert opinions as well as a Global Mobility Survey conducted in 2018 in this well… Read More Making Sense of Your Messy Mobile Life
“It’s that time of year again! Many of us are facing a move and we, as parents, wonder and worry about the impact it will have on our kids. Most parents forget, though, that they can help their children make the transition by reading books to them about being on the move! Here are two… Read More Little Bunny Dandelion Shows Children How to Make Friends Abroad
Here’s a book for children who are moving! Moving can be both scary and exciting for the whole family. It can bring up many feelings. Some of these are feelings children have never experienced before. The success of a move is closely connected to how well prepared the whole family is. I’m Moving! is a… Read More New from Summertime Publishing – I’m Moving! by Sara Wallén
Q: How can we raise our teens to thrive in a busy, mobile and diverse world? A: Read Raising Global Teens, due out 2020 Adolescence is the perfect storm. During puberty, kids experience a cascade of physical and psychological changes in addition to issues such as depression and alcohol use. With globalization, adolescents have more… Read More Raising Global Teens
Congratulations to Springtime Books author, Mariam N. Ottimofiore on the launch of her book, This Messy Mobile Life, at #FIGT19 in Bangkok. About This Messy Mobile Life
“An outstanding new addition to the global family literature.” Robin Pascoe, author “This Messy Mobile Life is a wonderfully welcome addition to the mobile, cross-cultural and ethnically diverse community. Mariam honors one of the TCK ‘tribal elders’, Norma McCaig, deftly adapting the Mola layered artform into an image and a tool for adaptation and integration.… Read More The Experts Agree – This Messy Mobile Life is Outstanding
Insights and Interviews from the 2018 Families in Global Transition Conference: Diverse Voices Celebrating the Past, Present and Future of Globally Mobile Lives When a conference is as great as FIGT you want to remember all that you learned and were inspired by during the Keynotes, the Concurrents, the fast-paced Lightning Sessions and at… Read More Insights and Interviews from #FIGT18 – Out Now!
How a Mola can help globally mobile families create a life by design Mariam Navaid Ottimofiore Do your family dinners happen in more than one language? Do you celebrate Christmas and Eid? Do you and your family feel at home in more than one country? If so, then you may be a MOLA Family and… Read More This Messy Mobile Life – pre-order now
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