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How to support children whose parent works away for long periods

  • Written by Marg Rogers, Lecturer, Early Childhood Education, University of New England
Families can use various strategies to keep children connected with a parent who's away for work.Shutterstock/Orsan Elitok

It’s not always possible for families to be together during the Christmas holidays if one parent is working away for several days. They could be on a tour of duty for the Australian Defence Force or in a fly-in, fly-out...

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