Your family and friends may express their feelings, and it's okay to express yours

  It can be useful for your child to begin using a period-tracking app where they can note feelings and/or symptoms around the time of their period

Try and show your child positive ways to manage feelings and events

\nWhen they are getting near to being able to come home you may have mixed feelings ... Talk to each other and share your feelings

It is important your children’s thoughts, worries and feelings are known and part of the discussion... ‘I think Baby John feels lonely when we leave him in his cot late in the morning’  ‘I think Zofia has lots of tantrums because we don’t get out in the fresh air’ If children are a bit older - Who in your network is the best person to talk to the children about their feelings? It might be a family friend or neighbour - someone they are comfortable

 They have a lot of new experiences and big feelings to cope with

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