Raising Third Culture Kids
GGIs share their experiences raising children
outside of their home countries
Shiloh is a 20 something American
from the ‘deep south’. Married and with
a newborn she lives in her husband’s
country, Germany.
Why Germany?
Growing up in Germany, my
daughter will learn both English
and German. This will give her
more opportunities in life and a
better education.
Do you notice any difference
between German parenting
and the parenting style you
are used to?
I am used to people really sheltering kids. In Germany, there is
more of a ‘live and learn’ method.
Instead of being told not to touch
dangerous tools, they are shown
the safest way to handle them.
In Germany there is only one way
to do everything, and that’s ‘the
German way’. In America every
family and every culture has their
own way of doing things, which
is beautiful, but for me, a bit of a
headache and disorganized.