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A Reunion Conversation Guide for Defence Kids
A Reunion Conversation Guide for Defence Kids
A gentle reunion conversation guide for ADF, FIFO and emergency-service families, with age-appropriate ways to help children reconnect after time apart. Read more...
How to Manage School Changes After Posting
How to Manage School Changes After Posting
Learn how to manage school changes after posting with gentle, practical support for ADF children as they settle, connect and feel heard at their new school Read more...
How to Create a Defence Family Memory Box
How to Create a Defence Family Memory Box
Learn how to create a defence family memory box that helps children stay connected through deployments, postings, exercises and time apart with care. Read more...
Deployment Books That Help Kids Stay Connected
Deployment Books That Help Kids Stay Connected
Deployment books give ADF children gentle words for big feelings, helping families talk about time apart, stay connected and feel loved every single day. Read more...
12 Reunion Routine Ideas for Defence Families
12 Reunion Routine Ideas for Defence Families
Gentle reunion routine ideas for defence families to help children reconnect after a deployment, exercise or time away, at their own pace with care. Read more...
A Guide to Parent Absence Play for Families
A Guide to Parent Absence Play for Families
A guide to parent absence play for defence, FIFO and emergency service families, with gentle ideas to help children share feelings and stay connected. Read more...
How to Build Parent-Child Connection Rituals
How to Build Parent-Child Connection Rituals
Learn how to build parent child connection rituals that reassure kids through deployments, shift work, postings and time apart, with simple ideas at home. Read more...
What Causes Deployment Anxiety in Children?
What Causes Deployment Anxiety in Children?
What causes deployment anxiety in children? Gentle, practical support for ADF families helping children understand separation, change and return home. Read more...
How to Use Feelings Cards Before Departure
How to Use Feelings Cards Before Departure
Use feelings cards before departure to help children name worries, ask questions and feel connected when a parent goes away for service, work or training. Read more...
Why Reunion Behaviour Changes Feel So Big
Why Reunion Behaviour Changes Feel So Big
Understand reunion behaviour changes in children after a parent returns, with gentle ways to reconnect, set limits and make space for big feelings. Read more...
Top Tools for Family Separation in ADF Homes
Top Tools for Family Separation in ADF Homes
Explore top tools for family separation, from stories to rituals, to help ADF children feel heard, connected and safe while a parent is away for service or work. Read more...
RAAF Children Emotional Support Books That Help
RAAF Children Emotional Support Books That Help
RAAF children emotional support books help families talk about deployments, postings and time apart, so children feel heard, safe and loved through change Read more...