Third Culture Kids 3rd Edition: Growing Up Among Worlds

"A stunning resource not just for literal Third Culture Kids but also for all Enneagram 4s, who perennially feel like outsiders. This amazing book will show you how to process your grief, discover a stable identity, and find belonging." -Jessica Baptiste, Founder of Enneagram Book Girl

The absolute authority on Third Culture Kids for nearly two decades! 

"A Third Culture Kid (TCK) is a person who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside the parents' culture." This life experience has many benefits as well as challenges for TCKs and this 3rd edition of the ground-breaking global classic aims to equip TCKs (and those who support them) to recognize and share the benefits while processing and overcoming the challenges. 

With practical strategies, emotional depth, and academic rigor, Ruth E. Van Reken and Michael V. Pollock, son of the late original co-author, David C. Pollock, have significantly updated what is widely recognized as "The TCK Bible." They emphasize the modern TCK, cultural complexity, grief and transitions, and the search for identity and belonging. This edition includes new advice for parents and others for how to support TCKs as they navigate work, relationships, social settings and their own personal development. 

Who This Book Is For:

• Adult TCKs (ATCKs) navigating identity, belonging, and complex emotions

• Parents raising globally mobile children—seeking tools, empathy, and understanding

• Educators & Counselors supporting cross-cultural students in increasingly diverse classrooms

• Organizations facilitating transitions and cultural adjustment for families and staff

The most trusted and widely referenced resource on Third Culture Kids!