Resources

This fact sheet focuses on grief and children aged 6-12. Following the death of someone close, parents are often concerned about how to best support and meet the needs of their children.

This fact sheet focuses on grief and children aged five and under. Like adults, children experience, express and process grief in a variety of ways depending on their age, stage of development, personality, family culture, understanding of death, past experiences of loss and the context of their bereavement.

Questions answered in the resource include: do children grieve? How do I talk to my kids about death? Is my child's behaviour normal? How can I help?

This factsheet describes what you can do as a parent to support your child as they begin school.

This factsheet outlines some tips to help your child transition to a new school how to reduce difficulties during this period.

This factsheet explains trauma and adversity and how it affects those kids living in rural and remote areas.

During disasters like floods, fires and cyclones, lots of kids are great in supporting each other. This factsheet outlines what you can do as a friend to help.

In this factsheet, the Trauma and Grief Network talks about not only the child’s own strengths that help them through traumatic and tough times, but some of the other strengths in their lives that are just as important.

lmost all children, young people and adults recovery after the impact of a traumatic event. Some will recover quickly in the weeks and months after the event. This factsheet outlines how parents and families can help.

Infants and children are amongst the most vulnerable in situations of war and conflict. Children are both direct and indirect victims of war and conflict and are particularly vulnerable to exploitation and abuse.

This factsheet talks about healing and helping our kids heal.

Issues like past abuse can affect you now, but can affect how you are as a parent too. This factsheet outlines some of these experiences and the impact they may have.