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When Your Child’s Friend Moves Away: Helping Them Cope With Goodbye
When a close friend moves away, the child who stays behind can experience a loss that adults do not always see. This is particularly common for expatriate and Third Culture Kids, whose friendships may repeatedly change as families relocate. Counsellor & Parenting Coach Paula Brunning shares the R.A.K.E. framework — four practical ways to help children and teenagers navigate friendship changes, goodbyes and new beginnings.
My Child Is Struggling to Make Friends: How Parents Can Help
Your child says they have no friends—or seems increasingly left out. Should you intervene or let them work it out? Counsellor & Parenting Coach, Paula Brunning explains how parents can support healthy friendships, belonging and social confidence, and the signs that a child may need more help.
Unstacking Grief in Third Culture Kids: Understanding Layered Loss
Repeated moves, interrupted friendships and changing ideas of home can leave Third Culture Kids carrying losses that others may not recognise. Counsellor & Parenting Coach, Paula Brunning, explores how the Unstacking Method helps Adult TCKs and internationally mobile families understand layered grief, build emotional safety and make sense of experiences accumulated across countries and life stages.
Growing Up Between Worlds: How Moving to Singapore Affects Expat Children Emotionally
Many expatriate children appear to adjust well on the surface while quietly struggling underneath. Parents often notice changes only later — withdrawal, anxiety, emotional outbursts, academic stress, or difficulty fitting in socially. These reactions are more common than many families realise. Relocation affects children differently depending on age, personality, and previous experiences. Counsellor & Parenting Coach, Lim Swee Chen, explains why early support can make the transition significantly easier.
Navigating Change for Adult Third Culture Kids: Understanding Grief and Building New Relationships by Paula Brunning
Are you an adult Third Culture Kids? Learn how to navigate change successfully with Paula Brunning, Counsellor, Career Coach & Parenting Coach.