Category: Global Mobility | Your Employee Wellbeing

So, what is behind China’s expertise in Maths?

Written on 24th January 2020. Posted in Blogs, Global Mobility, Relocation, School.

So what is behind China’s expertise in Maths…. …(and Table Tennis), can we emulate it and what might they want to learn from us? Parental Choice is working closely with global education establishments, helping them relocate staff; but also finding schools for families moving abroad for work. As a result we have taken a look at the...

Reverse Culture Shock

Written on 20th November 2019. Posted in Benefits and Rewards, Blogs, Career, Corporate benefits, Diversity and Inclusion, Family, Global Mobility, Relocation, Work life balance.

Reverse culture shock Reverse culture shock describes the phenomenon of ‘culture shock’ in reverse, i.e. the difficult feelings people experience when they return home after having lived abroad. Initial happiness may give way quickly to dissociation, isolation, boredom, sadness and even depression. Unlike culture shock, which tends to be widely...

All change – settling relocating kids

Written on 18th November 2019. Posted in Blogs, Corporate benefits, Global Mobility, Parenting, Work life balance, Working Dad, Working Mum.

All change – settling relocating kids When I first expressed my concern to friends and family about how our kids (then aged 3 and 6) would cope with our forthcoming move from London to California, everyone was quick to reassure me how adaptable children are. In reality…. …it turned out that uprooting ourselves from our little patch...

Parental Choice partners with m2r Education

Written on 23rd October 2019. Posted in Blogs, Global Mobility, Press Releases, Relocation.

News Release Parental Choice announces partnership with m2r Education Parental Choice and m2r Education are delighted to be collaborating for the benefit of relocating international educators. Statistics show that 40% of international assignments fail and that expats cite ‘not feeling at home’ as a key reason for unhappiness. This partnership...

All change – settling relocating kids

Written on 29th August 2019. Posted in Blogs, Global Mobility, Parenting, Relocation.

All change – settling relocating kids When I first expressed my concern to friends and family about how our kids (then aged 3 and 6) would cope with our forthcoming move from London to California, everyone was quick to reassure me how adaptable children are. In reality, it turned out that uprooting ourselves from our little patch of West London...