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Tanya Crossman

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Tanya Crossman is passionate about building bridges of understanding between Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and those who care for them. She has mentored hundreds of teenage and young adult TCKs over the past 18 years. She travels to speak to educators, counsellors, parents, and students worldwide.

Tanya grew up in Sydney and Canberra, Australia, and lived in Connecticut, USA for two years of high school. She moved to China independently at age 21, where a study year turned into 14 years abroad (including 6 months in Cambodia). Tanya has been through repatriation three times – as a teenager and twice as an adult. She was locked out of China during the pandemic, and is currently based in Australia while working through the immigration process to j ...more

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	Misunderstood: The Impact of Growing Up Overseas in the 21st Century 4.26 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thongs or Flip Flops?: Australian kids overseas and what comes next by Tanya Crossman (Goodreads Author), Kath Williams 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Targeted TCK Care is Effective TCK Care

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Targeted TCK care is Effective TCK Care

Several blog posts in this series have highlighted data on experiences of mental health and mental healthcare among Adult TCKs. One trend I noted in my previous post was a trend in which the you

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