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Family Life in the Foreign Service
Raising and traveling with Third Culture Kids, keeping in touch with family and friends while posted overseas, dealing with short or long term marital separations and stress...
Special Needs Kids and the Foreign Service: Dispelling the Myths (6/08) Myths and facts regarding accomodations and allowances for for special needs children in the Foreign Service. (PDF document.) By Pamela Ward, regional education officer for Africa in the Office of Overseas Schools at the State Department. Originally published in the Foreign Service Journal. Reprinted by permission of AFSA.
Taking a Special Needs Child Overseas? (6/08) What to know before you go. By Rebecca Grappo, educational consultant and Foreign Service spouse. Originally published at www.expatwomen.com and reprinted with the permission of the author.
Going it Alone--Family Life in the "New" Foreign Service. (6/08) Most Foreign Service employees will service unaccompanied tours during their careers. What kind of support can their families expect? (PDF document.) By Kelly Bembry Midura. Originally published in the Foreign Service Journal. Reprinted by permission of AFSA.
Flying Solo--Going to College from Overseas. (6/08) The logistics of going to college from overseas can be a challenge for students and parents alike (PDF document). By Rebecca Grappo, educational consultant and Foreign Service spouse. Originally published in the Foreign Service Journal. Reprinted by permission of AFSA.
Singles Speak Out! (2/08) Reprinted from FS Direct, this article summarizes the results of a Family Liaison Office survey of unmarried Foreign Service employees.
Financial Security and the Foreign Service Spouse (1/07) Being underemployed doesn't have to mean financial insecurity. Money advice for every spouse from the Cyberspouse.
Unicycles, Rubber Chickens, and Kilns: The Makings of a Foreign Service Home (5/06) You name it, it's been shipped in HHE before you thought of it.
Who Needs College When You've Got a Driver's License? (4/06) TCK Douglas Garrison tells why he deferred college for a year to travel the U.S.
Getting to Know America: a Parents' Perspective. (4/06) Douglas Garrison's father provides his own perspective on his son's cross-country journey.
Going to College in America (2/06) AAFSW member Francesca Kelly tells FS teens and parents what to expect. Article courtesy of AFSA.
Start the New Year Taking Handouts (1/06) by Jan Fischer Bachman. How to get the information you need from the Overseas Briefing Center. Links to dozens of publications that are available on the State Department Intranet.
Living Worlds Apart Doesn't Mean Growing Apart (10/05) by Gretel Patch. How to relate to family and friends outside the Foreign Service.
Applying to U.S. Colleges: A Primer for FS Teens (8/05) by Francesca Kelly. Reprinted by permission of the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA).
Female FSOs and Childbearing (03/05)
You Brought Them With You? (2/05) Exotic locales with children in tow.
Playgroup with a Purpose (05/04) Tips on starting a preschool alternative.
Foreign Service Family Challenges (1/04) What challenges do Foreign Service families face?
Life with a Traveling Spouse (1/04) By Kate Goggin. Tips for getting through long, lonely days.
Prospective FSO Seeks Spouse (12/03) What kind of person does it take to be a Foreign Service Spouse?
Sexual Status and Marriage Maintenance (11/03) What to do when your marriage feels like it's under attack.
Keeping in Touch with Family (10/03)
Developing Financial Sense (9/03): What are you teaching your kids about finances? Ideas and resources for parents.
Coping with Non-Stop House Guests (7/03)
The Cyberspouse Stays at Home (5/03) Choosing to stay home in DC and overseas.
Tips for Really Long Distance Travel with Kids (9/99)
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