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Norma McCaig not only started Global Nomads International.
诺玛·麦凯格不仅创办了全球游牧民国际组织。
She also wrote suggestions for parents of TCKs.
她还为第三文化儿童的父母写了一些建议。
She told parents how they can support their children when they move between countries.
她告诉父母在不同的国家之间迁移时，如何支持他们的孩子。
Norma says there are four main ways parents can help their children.
诺玛说，父母主要可以通过四种方式帮助孩子。
The first is for parents to communicate with their children.
第一个是与孩子沟通。
Norma tells parents to encourage children to talk about how they feel.
诺玛告诉父母要鼓励孩子们说出他们的感受。
Parents should try to listen without judging their children.
父母应该试着倾听，不要指责他们的孩子。
Then she tells parents to let their children decide some things.
然后她告诉父母要让他们的孩子决定一些事情。
The children need to know their ideas are important too.
孩子们需要知道他们的想法也很重要。
Next Norma tells parents to try to keep as many things the same as possible.
接下来，诺玛告诉父母要尽可能让事物保持原样。
They should try to keep their most important objects.
他们应该尽量保留他们最重要的物品。
And they should keep family traditions.
他们应该保持家庭传统。
For example every Sunday night Norma’s family would eat waffles.
例如，每周日晚上，诺玛的家人都会吃华夫饼。
Waffles are just a simple food, but they represent many memories for Norma.
华夫饼只是一种简单的食物，但它们代表了诺玛的许多回忆。
Norma also suggests using a camera to take many pictures of the children, so they have a history of their lives.
诺玛还建议用相机给孩子们拍很多照片，这样他们就有了自己的生活史。
Finally Norma talks about saying goodbye.
最后，诺玛谈到了说再见的事。
It is important to permit children to talk about their sadness about leaving places and friends.
允许孩子们谈论他们因为离开某些地方和朋友而感到的悲伤是很重要的。
If they do not talk about their sadness, it can stay in their hearts for a long time.
如果他们不说出自己的悲伤，这会在他们的心中停留很长一段时间。
Although TCKs have questions and struggles, they also have many good experiences.
虽然第三文化儿童有疑问和困境，但他们也有很多好的经验。
In fact most of them say they would not change their lives.
事实上，他们中的大多数人表示，他们不会改变自己的生活。
The test is for parents and teachers to help prepare TCKs for changes.
这项测试是为了让家长和老师帮助第三文化儿童为应对变化做好准备。
Support groups like Global Nomads International can help TCKs as they become adults.
像全球游牧民国际这样的支持组织可以在第三文化儿童的成长过程中帮助他们。
These groups can show TCKs the many things they have to offer the world.
这些组织可以向第三文化儿童展示，他们可以为世界提供许多东西。
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