The Problem of Missionary Kid Vulnerability
"When a missionary's child is being emotionally damaged, it is not the right time to continue without making changes."
Link to the pdf of the Imprint from the bimonthly magazine of the Narramore Christian Foundation, Psychology For Living, March-April 1999 Vol. XLI No. 2
As an adult child of missionaries (MK or "missionary kid"), and as the mother of four third culture (TCK) children, I am fascinated by literature on missionary kids. Discussions of change, separation and loss, MK schooling, and the formation of a "Third Culture" among MKs have helped me. Yet there are few discussions regarding the effects of the receiving culture on an MK, particularly when it is a negative social environment. Read the rest on the pdf of the Imprint
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