For parents of cross-cultural teens · 12–18
A global discussion
that honors your parental wisdom
Online · A new city/country is highlighted every two months.
GetParentWise connects you with other parents, educators, and counselors in your city who understand what it means to raise a cross-cultural teen through international school life. You turn your shared experience into practical wisdom together. The result: you become more secure in your own parenting, and your teen carries that security into an uncertain world.
Your facilitator
M. Aurelius Higgs
Marcus is a former international educator and the founder of GetParentWise. He has spent 20+ years guiding conversations inside international communities, and he joins every cohort himself.
The themes
Achievement & grades
When the report card starts speaking for your teen
Belonging
Third-culture kids finding where they fit
Grief & goodbyes
The friend, city, or home left behind again
Independence
Letting go at the pace your teen, and your culture, needs
Cultural expectations
Whose norms win when two cultures meet at home
Co-regulating
Steadying yourself first, so your teen can settle
Social emotional learning
The skills school names but rarely brings home
One theme per session. 60 minutes. You, three other parents, and a guided discussion to bring out your wisdom. No slides, no homework, no performing. We open the theme together, then you talk about what's actually relevant to your home.
Length
60 minutes
Every week
Where
Online · Live video
Camera on, one screen
Language
English
All accents welcomed
In the room
4 parents
Plus your facilitator
M. Aurelius Higgs facilitates the opening of every session; your pod discussion is self-guided.
For you
Parents who understand you, in your city.
Sessions are online. Pods in the same city can meet in person too.
Language you can use at home the same night we meet.
Three parents you can still call after the last session.
An open invitation to future discussions, for the next city we spotlight.
For your teen · 12–18
A secure parent who supports them.
Your teen doesn't attend the sessions.
A parent who's present for the harder conversations.
A steadier sense of self they carry into the next school or city.
A model for handling change long after we finish, life's most demanding skill.
Starts
Every two months
A new city/country takes the spotlight
Format
7 sessions in pods of 4
7 hours total. One hour a week for 7 weeks.
Spots
Capped at 24 parents
Each cohort
Founding cohort
*$8/mo when you commit for 1 year. Locked in for as long as you stay in the community.
This is a thank you to the parents willing to help build this with us early on.
Reserve your spot todayThe guarantee
100% money-back guarantee. No questions asked. For a full year.
If GetParentWise isn't right for your family, tell us any time in the first year and we'll refund you in full.
An invitation you can make in confidence.
Does my teen need to attend?
No. This is for you. What changes is what you bring home. Your teen carries the security you build here into an uncertain world.
What if it's not the right fit?
You're covered by the full money-back guarantee, no questions asked, for a year.
Is this therapy or coaching?
No. GetParentWise is Family Development, distinct from therapy or generic coaching. You're working on your own patterns first, then strategies for your teen.
What happens after the 7 sessions end?
You keep your $8/mo* rate for as long as you stay, plus a standing invitation to future discussions when we spotlight the next city.