Thank you for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight, and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.
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In this conversation, you'll meet Elisabeth, mom of MKs, creator of MK resources, and deep well of wisdom. We discuss topics related to Chapter Five of Pieces of Purple, which explores the "flipsides" of the TCK experience—how the great and the hard live side by side in our lives—and how parents of young MKs (from toddlers to middle school) can help them to walk through the big emotions involved. We address questions like:
• How can we create a safe environment for MKs to express their feelings?
• How do parents respond helpfully to grief-fueled meltdowns?
• What is the impact of "time in" vs. "time out"?
And so much more...
If you'd like to contact Elisabeth to learn more about her resources, this is her email - [email protected].
To view episodes in this series as videos, follow this link to its Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PIECESOFPURPLECHANNEL
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The Amazon page for Piece of Purple is HERE.
For bulk order pricing of ten copies or more, please CONTACT me.
To access discussion questions for each chapter, click HERE.
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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:
1. My most-read articles listed on my website.
2. My grand new book--everything I've ever taught about MKs in one place--Pieces of Purple!
3. My playlist of video "nuggets" on Youtube.
4. My novel about a missionary family, Of Stillness and Storm.
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The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.
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Helpful definitions:
· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.
· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.
