Search Results for "communicating tough times"
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Short article
How fathers’ warm and responsive parenting can support child mental health
Melissa Willoughby (AIFS), Cat Strawa (AIFS), Vincent Mancini (Telethon Kids Institute, UWA and The Fathering Project) & Hilary Miller (AIFS)This resource will explore the evidence on how fathers can positively influence their child’s mental health through warm and responsive parenting. -
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How fathers can support child mental health through setting limits and managing behaviour
Melissa Willoughby (AIFS), Cat Strawa (AIFS) & Vincent Mancini (Telethon Kids Institute, UWA and The Fathering Project)This resource outlines how fathers’ approaches to setting limits and managing behaviour can affect child mental health. It also provides considerations for practitioners to support effective practice with fathers and other caregivers. -
Guide
Supporting fathers’ mental health in the perinatal period
Cat Strawa (AIFS), Melissa Willoughby (AIFS), A/Prof Rachel Dryer (ACU), Dr Robyn Brunton (CSU) and Carol Dabb (ACU)This resource describes fathers’ mental health and support needs in the perinatal period, and how practitioners can support fathers during this time. -
Fact sheet
Supporting children when you’re struggling with money
Emerging MindsNot having enough money can make parenting more challenging. Here are some ways of getting your family through those tough financial times. -
Fact sheet
Tips for families experiencing homelessness
Emerging MindsParents who have lived through homelessness with their children share ideas about how to get through in this fact sheet. -
Fact sheet
Skills for responding to harmful service experiences
Emerging MindsWe hope the skills shared by other families in this resource might give you some ideas for how to respond, heal and recover interactions with services that may have caused harm, humiliation or distress. -
Fact sheet
Managing family health and money struggles at the same time
Emerging MindsManaging your health can be hard enough, but it’s so much harder when you’re facing financial issues at the same time. This fact sheet contains ideas from families about getting through similarly tough times. -
Fact sheet
Myths and misunderstandings about family homelessness
Emerging MindsLearn more about what’s often invisible or misunderstood about families’ experiences of homelessness. -
Fact sheet
Talking to children about homelessness
Emerging MindsGet ideas for how to talk to children about being homeless, from families who have been there. -
Fact sheet
Families responding to racism
Emerging MindsRead about some of the many ways families respond to the effects of racism and support their children. -
Fact sheet
Talking to children about family money struggles
Emerging MindsThere are ways to talk to children about money issues that prevent them from blaming themselves, or their parents, for the family’s financial situation. -
Podcast
Navigating family life this holiday season
Dr Angie WillcocksRuntime00:23:58Released18/12/23