Armed with the knowledge contained in this book, you can create an experience that has the power to change lives.yours and your [exchange] student's. -Dr. Walter and Lynn Kendall, from the Foreword to the second edition In the second edition of the Host Family Survival Kit: A Guide for American Host Families, Nancy King and Ken Huff bring to life the joys and challenges of hosting an exchange student. Host Family Survival Kit provides an overview of hosting, beginning with the role of the exchange student in the home. The authors include a discussion of the skills needed for host parenting and an expanded examination of intercultural relations. The book also focuses on the stages of the hosting experience: Arrival, Settling In, Deepening the Relationship, Culture Shock, Culture Learning, Predeparture, and Readjustment. The authors discuss what to expect when welcoming an exchange student into your home and advise you on how to handle day-to-day situations.In this revised edition, three new sections add valuable information on identifying and handling cross-cultural misunderstandings and common concerns that arise when hosting an exchange student. Both veteran host families and those contemplating the undertaking for the first time will welcome The Host Family Survival Kit as an aid and companion while housing students from abroad.ContentsForewordAcknowledgmentsPart I: An Overview of the Hosting Experience1 Baseball, Apple Pie, and Pickled Fish in Bottles2 What Exactly is an Exchange Student?3 Host Parenting: It's Something Grand4 What is Hosting All About?5 Cultural Baggage: What the Customs Inspector Doesn't See6 What You Need to Know About Culture7 The Adolescent Sojourner's Experience8 The Host Family's ExperiencePart II: Hosting Guidelines and Suggestions9 The Hosting Stages10 Stage One: Arrival11 Stage Two: Settling In12 Stage Three: Deepening the Relationship13 Stage Four: Culture Shock14 Stage Five: The Holidays15 Stage Six: Taking Stock16 Stage Seven: Culture Learning17 Stage Eight: Predeparture18 Stage Nine: ReadjustmentAppendix A: Common ConcernsAppendix B: Bridging SkillsAppendix C: RADAR to the RescueAppendix D: Thinking of Hosting an Exchange StudentAppendix E: Suggested Reading ListIndexAbout the Authors
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Nancy King and Ken Huff have many years of experience in the fields of intercultural training and international youth exchange and have worked in private practice as counselors and consultants.
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Host Family Survival Kit- Not a neccesity,
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The book "Host Family Survival Kit: A Guide for American Families" was an informative book, but a little hard to read. It also seemed to discuss a lot of negative things that many happen to a host family. The book was not uplifting, and read a lot like a high-school textbook. The book is also very out-of-date, even though it was only published 15 years ago. This book provides adequate information for a prospective host family, but not a must have.
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I read this book a month or so before our exchange student arrived and, although I didn't believe at the time that it had all the answers, I was not prepared for how utterly useless it was for our family. In contrast to the timeline given in the book, our student seemed to adjust quickly and well, then things got progressively worse as he became more and more comfortable in our home. He started out on his best behavior and ended up completely ignoring our house rules and the cultural norms of the school and community. I'm seriously considering writing my own book and calling it "The Alternative Host Family Survival Guide".
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When I purchased this book, it was with the intention of giving it to my Host Families prior to their student's arrival. I expected it to have the students' 9 stages with suggestions on how to help them through each one. Well, the author does do that, but also prepares host parents for the probability that they will begin to rationalize their own culture!
High school exchange students arrive loaded with questions about the American lifestyle, and it is their innocent yet intense questions that provoke us to recognize that almost every thing we do is based on our learned culture. The author prepares us to recognize our students' and our own strange reactions as ignorance of each others' cultures, not rudeness or even anger over simple things like refusing a special dessert. I have put this book on my "Must Read" list for prospective host families. Reading it can definitely prevent huge misunderstandings and enhance the experience for everyone involved in the adventure of a lifetime. Not only is it a "Must Read", I will also refer to it frequently during my Orientation Meetings with both Host Families and Exchange Students.
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What on earth could pickled fish possibly have in common with baseball and apple pie? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
one host mother, hosting experience, culture shock reactions, homestay experience, bridging skills, host father, host parent, lifestyle sharing, reverse culture shock, deep culture, cultural adviser, exchange student, host family Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Duration of Homestay, Host Family Survival, Taking Stock, Deepening the Relationship, Hoot Family Survival Kit, Insult Rule, Latin America, New York, Stage Five New!
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one host mother, hosting experience, culture shock reactions, homestay experience, bridging skills, host father, host parent, lifestyle sharing, reverse culture shock, deep culture, cultural adviser, exchange student, host family Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Duration of Homestay, Host Family Survival, Taking Stock, Deepening the Relationship, Hoot Family Survival Kit, Insult Rule, Latin America, New York, Stage Five New!
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- Orientation Handbook for Youth Exchange Programs by Cornelius Lee Grove on page 134, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Beyond Culture by Edward T. Hall on page 58, page 144, and Back Matter
- Living in Latin America (Travel) by Raymond Gordon on page 34, page 101, and Back Matter
- Cross-Cultural Reentry: A Book of Readings by Clyde Austin in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Education for the Intercultural Experience by R. Michael Paige in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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