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Helping young children after family violence
Plain-words guides for mums and carers, and for the people who support them. I'm a mum, not a psychologist, so the advice in each post comes from child psychologists and child trauma experts, with sources listed.
How to explain to your child why Dad isn't around
Gentle, simple ways to tell a young child why Dad isn't here after leaving an abusive relationship, drawn from child psychologists' advice.
What to say when your child asks "Where's my daddy?"
When your child asks where Dad is after you've left an abusive relationship, these calm, simple answers, based on child psychologists' advice, can help.
How young children make sense of separation after family violence
Young children may show big feelings in small ways after a family leaves violence. What child psychologists say to look for, and everyday things that help.
Reading picture books together to talk about big feelings
Reading together can make hard conversations feel softer. Simple tips for sharing a picture book with a young child after family violence.
Using Where's My Daddy? with families: a guide for refuges, counsellors and schools
How refuges, counsellors, schools and libraries can use the picture book Where's My Daddy? with young children and their mums. Bulk copies $18 posted.
The story behind Where's My Daddy?
Why Zoe Jones wrote Where's My Daddy?, a gentle picture book telling children whose mum has left an abusive relationship that they are loved and safe.