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My children’s relationship with their dad…

My children’s relationship with their dad…

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Do you dread the Christmas conversation that seems to start the minute the summer ends?  It always seems to start off as a bit of a joke, but turns into a serious question frighteningly quickly.  

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THINGS TO DO WITH YOUR CHILDREN

Here are a couple of ideas of things to do with your children that will help generate even more ideas of fun you can all have together in the future.

A FAMILY LIST OF FUN THINGS TO DO
Sit down with the children and make a list of all the adventures you’d like to go on and the fun things you’d like to do.

Use these categories and write down everyone’s ideas under each:

  • Start with the big ideas (day trips, holidays etc)
  • The things to do at home if it was raining and cold
  • The things to do outside that don’t cost any money if it was sunny
  • The things to do outside that don’t cost any money if it was raining and cold
  • Questions to help you talk about tricky stuff with the children

    Children of any age can find it difficult to talk about how they feel about not living with both their parents. They say it’s ‘fine’ or just don’t raise it but they’re NOT fine, so talk to them and help them tell you. This worksheet gives you an outline of questions you could ask to help you and your children talk.

  • How are you feeling?

    Lots of children can feel sad or angry etc (use whatever adjectives describe how you think your children are feeling) when they don’t live with their daddy / mummy anymore. Does it make you feel like that?

    IF YES: Which bits make you sad / angry etc? Which other bits?