Father’s Day without the kids
Spending Father’s Day without the kids can be tough. Read on for alternative ways to spend Father’s Day and still make the day special.
Read moreBeing separated from your family for an extended period of time can give rise to a number of confusing and conflicting emotions. Here MensLine Australia explores these feelings, whilst giving advice on how to get through this stressful period in your life.
Being away from your family for an extended period of time can give rise to a number of confusing and conflicting emotions.
Homesickness, heartache, frustration, jealousy, isolation, guilt, or even sometimes relief! Each of these feelings is legitimate, and completely understandable given what can be very stressful periods of separation.
Try and retain some normality around family activities as children benefit from routine. Don’t spend the short visits home trying to make up for your absence. ‘Normal’ activities provide kids with some feeling of security and help them adjust to your next departure more easily.
When coming home for good, be respectful of the challenges faced by your partner in being the sole carer of your kids in your absence – honour their role with recognition.
The list above is by no means exhaustive. Sometimes the most important part of the process can be sitting down with your family and coming up with your own ideas on how to remain in touch during long absences. It is also worth remembering and sometimes nice to know, that as much as you are missing family members at home, they too are missing you very much.
MensLine Australia has professional counsellors available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing confidential and anonymous information and support for all father and parenting issues.
Call us on 1300 78 99 78 or access online counselling.
Spending Father’s Day without the kids can be tough. Read on for alternative ways to spend Father’s Day and still make the day special.
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