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Fact sheet
Talking to your child about separation and divorce
Emerging MindsTelling your child that you and your partner are separating or getting a divorce can be challenging – but it’s an important conversation to have. This fact sheet offers tips for talking to your child about separation and divorce – what to say, what not to say, why it's important to allow your child to express their emotions, and how to keep communication open and ongoing. -
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Parenting after a separation or divorce
Emerging MindsThis fact sheet offers tips for separated parents about keeping or rebuilding a supportive relationship with your child, co-parenting that supports children’s wellbeing, and communicating respectfully with and about the other parent. -
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In focus: Supporting your child’s wellbeing during a separation or divorce
Emerging MindsThis resource is for parents who are currently navigating separation or have separated or divorced. It offers information about children’s experiences and reactions to parents’ separation and advice from other parents, health professionals and research about ways parents can lessen the impacts of separation on children. -
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Support networks: Building support networks for you and your child
Emerging MindsLearn about the different types of support available for you and your children, and get tips for building strong, reliable support networks. -
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Communication and meaning-making: Why good communication is key to children’s mental health
Emerging MindsTalk openly with children to help them understand and make meaning of what's happening in their world. -
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Routines: Creating family routines to support children’s mental health
Emerging MindsCreate family routines to help children feel secure, reduce stress, and find time for connection and fun. -
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Emotions and behaviours: Understanding and supporting children’s feelings and responses
Emerging MindsTune into your child's feelings and be curious about what's behind their behaviours, so you can help them understand and express all their emotions in healthy ways. -
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Parent-child relationship: How positive connections support children’s wellbeing
Emerging MindsBuild a strong bond with your child by responding warmly and consistently to their needs and making time to connect with them. -
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In focus: Understanding children’s mental health
Emerging MindsThis resource aims to help parents (and other adults who care for children) with understanding children’s mental health – what it is, why it’s important for children and what positive mental health looks like. -
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In focus: What shapes children’s mental health
Emerging MindsChildren’s mental health is shaped by various factors and life experiences both positive and negative. This resource aims to help parents/carers understand these factors, see their 'whole' child and learn what supports and what gets in the way of their child's positive mental health. -
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In focus: Understanding children’s emotions and behaviour
Emerging MindsAs a parent or other adult who cares for children, there are things you can do to support children to understand their emotions and develop positive ways of coping with feelings and managing behaviours. -
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Talking to children about violent events
Emerging MindsThis resource offers tips for talking with children after a man-made disaster such as an act of mass violence.