Course: Parent & Carer Resources, Tile: 5: Social responses to parents working away (work rosters); household transitions

5: Social responses to parents working away (work rosters); household transitions

5: Social responses to parents working away (work rosters); household transitions
- Children's social responses to parents working away
- Social responses
- How to Support Children with Social Responses
- Diagram showing potential effects of grief and loss during long parental absences
- Challenges for at-home parents, feelings of guilt
- Managing household transitions
  This section will support you to find out practical ways to help your child cope with change, such as:
  relocations
  a parent leaving to work away, then returning again
  changes in parents' shift work, roles and promotions
- Understanding how change affects adults and children
- Managing household transitions
- Recognising and validating the impact of change
- Media and social media
- Using narratives to support changes
- Using mindmaps to support your child with change
- Practical tips for relocations from a veteran partner
- Links between protective factors, resilience, well-being and learning
- Transitions at home template
- Transitions at home template
  
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- Defence specific information
- Special needs support for partners and children (Defence Member and Family Support DMFS)
- Educational activities in Children's Resources
  To accompany this module, please use the following resources from Children's Resources:
  1. My Colourful Kite eBook and accompanying resources, including a downloadable, printable eBook, audio and video read-along versions, extension teaching activities, and printable teaching materials.
- Other resources
  There is some good research-based information in these online resources.
- Changing routines: Autistic children and teenagers (3-18 years)
  
  Changes in familiar activities, places or people can be stressful for autistic children and teenagers. Planning and preparing children for expected and unexpected changes to routines can help.
- Resources about social and emotional regulation using Bluey cartoons
  
  Changes in familiar activities, places or people can be stressful for autistic children and teenagers. Planning and preparing children for expected and unexpected changes to routines can help.
- Radio interview (34 mins): Do you have an anxious child
  
  In this 34-minute ABC Radio interview, Maggie Dent talks to psychologist Karen Young about how to help your child tackle anxious moments and what you can do if you think your child has anxiety.
- Article: Executive functioning is much harder for children from chaotic households
  
  This is applicable to families where there are frequent locations, divorce/separation, substance abuse and other issues.
- 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.
- Article: Support with family narratives
  
  How to support children whose parent works away for long periods.
- Article: How to support children when a parent works away
  
  Birthdays, holidays, Christmas without mum or dad: how to support kids with a parent away fighting fires.
- Household chores for children: Ages 2-18
  
  Household chores help children learn important skills and feel good about contributing to family life.
- Family rules: 3-18 years
  
  Family rules help everyone in your family get along better. Make rules about things like physical behaviour, safety, manners, routines and respect.
- Creative learning through the arts: 1-3 years
  
  Creative play helps toddlers develop emotionally, physically, mentally and socially. Experiencing, discovering, experimenting and creating are the most important parts of creative play for toddlers.
- Creative learning through the arts: 3-5 years
  
  Creative play develops preschooler confidence, language, physical and thinking skills, imagination and emotional understanding.
- Natural play resources for creativity: Birth-8 years
  
  Play materials to spark children’s imagination and exploration.
- Creative activities for preschoolers: 3-5 years
  
  Encourage preschooler creativity by giving your child plenty of time, materials and space for play.
- Outdoor play: Birth-8 years
  
  Outdoor play is good for your child’s physical health, development and self-confidence. It’s great fun too!
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