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The cost of opportunity: Children bear emotional toll of parental migration

Apr 18, 2026 6 mins read
The cost of opportunity: Children bear emotional toll of parental migration

The steady outflow of Bhutanese parents seeking opportunities abroad, particularly in Australia, has opened new economic pathways for families. But for the children left behind, it is also creating a quieter, more complex crisis, marked by deep-seated feelings of abandonment, anxiety, and a fractured sense of identity.

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