4: Emotional, physical & cognitive responses to parents' work
Children can respond to a parent working away in different ways; physically, emotionally and how they make sense of their parent's work. In this module, we'll explain these differences and share tips on how to help your child get ready for the parent being away, how to support them during this time and how to make the transition easier when the parent returns home.
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Educational activities in Children's Resources
To accompany this module, please use the following resources from the Children's Resources:
1. Waiting for Daddy: Rose's Story resources, including a downloadable, printable eBook, audio and video read-along versions, an interactive eBook, extension teaching activities, personalised activity book, Keyword Sign video lessons and printable teaching materials.
2. I feel grumpy, lumpy and bumpy activity book where educators help the children make the book using photos the child has brought in, drawings of themselves and the parent and decorations.
3. The tracing hands activity below. -
Other resources
There is good research-based information in these online articles.
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This article recommends 3 movies that support children's understanding of a wide range of emotions.
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Dots with Feelings is a resource for feelings exploration that can help the children you work with express more about how they are feeling.
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Dedicated to advancing the mental health and emotional wellbeing of Australian infants, children, adolescents and their families. There are lots of resources and courses that can support you and your children.
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This episode explores an Australian Defence family when a parent is working away.
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Resources for parents
There is some good research-based information in these online articles. There will also be many tips that are relevant for educators.