Recent Research about TCKs and Mental Health with Tanya Crossman: Part 1

Many books have been written about TCKs and some of the
challenges and benefits of expat life for kids.  But recent
research puts numbers and specific outcomes to some of these
factors, and the results might surprise you.    In a
study done on Adverse Childhood Events, TCKs had significantly
more ACEs than their counterparts in their home country. 
These are predictive of a number of issues both mentally and
physically.  Soft research suggests that 85% of TCKs
experience some sort of depression or anxiety.  That is
SIGNIFICANTLY higher than their monocultural counterparts. 
That's just one outcome of the TCK life.  Tanya Crossman has
done research TCKs for years and breaks down the research for
us.  But what I love about Tanya is that she shares not just
the difficult news of how this life may be affecting our
children, but also the hope of how we can prevent some of these
experiences for TCKs.  I love her line, "We believe that TCK
life can be conducive to good mental health."    It's
possible, but it does require awareness and proactive work of
expat parents.  I hope you enjoy this interview and Tanya's
wealth of knowledge.

Connect with Tanya Crossman
 Cross-cultural consultant, TCK/CCK advocate
Author of Misunderstood: The Impact of Growing Up Overseas in the
21st Century


www.tanyacrossman.com
www.facebook.com/misunderstoodTCK
www.twitter.com/TanyaTCK
tcktraining.com/research

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