Collaborate
It takes a team to raise a child, no matter what your team looks like. Collaboration is a great way to make families thrive and teach children how to build healthy relationships.
Couples should try to work as a team. Ensuring that both parents get enough sleep and share housework and parenting tasks is important.âŊ Try and be kind to each other, give praise and encouragement and share your successes together.
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Advice from Latrobe Valley families
âKids need their parents in their corner, even in the most challenging of times.âAnonymous
âSharing responsibility! Each person in my family shares the jobs and picks up the slack if the other person can’t. Don’t hold it against your partner or kid if they’re having a bad day. We’re all entitled to have an off day. Love each other.âAnonymous
âLet go of gender typical roles and work as a team. Acknowledge each otherâs contribution and accept the other wonât do things the same way you do.âMegan
Advice from the experts
Couples should try to work as a team. Ensuring that both parents get enough sleep and share housework and parenting tasks is important.âŊ Try and be kind to each other, give praise and encouragement and share your successes together.
Raising children as a team means working together. It is important to come to an agreement on how to approach parenting, shared decision making and providing support to each other.
Make shared decisions on things like childrenâs bedtimes, family nutrition or discipline. If youâre part of a couple, you and your partner should discuss how you will share the job of managing your house, including things like managing paperwork and bills, chores and earning an income. Everyone deserves to have time to do the things they enjoy.
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Advice from Latrobe Valley families
âShare the load. Be understanding. Get involved. If your wife breastfeeds and has been up all night, let her nap or make her a coffeeâ
Anonymous
âTrust and support. Being able to pass the responsibility to your partner so you can rechargeâ
Kristie
âWe support each other when the other is struggling with parenting, step in and let them take a step back. Notice whatâs happening for your partner and support each other – communicate together!â
Anonymous
Advice from the experts
Raising children as a team means working together. It is important to come to an agreement on how to approach parenting, shared decision making and providing support to each other.
Make shared decisions on things like childrenâs bedtimes, family nutrition or discipline. If youâre part of a couple, you and your partner should discuss how you will share the job of managing your house, including things like managing paperwork and bills, chores and earning an income. Everyone deserves to have time to do the things they enjoy.
Develop a support system of friends, family and/or health professionals, including parent groups and local resources, like crÃĻches and playgroups.âŊâŊ A great way to support your emotional health and wellbeing is by having a network of people around you. This could include family, friends, parent groups, playgroups or health professionals.
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Advice from Latrobe Valley families
âFind a group of other parents with kids in the same stages of growth as yours and be honest with each other about what you struggle with and what has been great. Not everyone will reciprocate, but it will help them to understand that they’re not alone.âAnonymous
âIt takes a community, make sure you surround yourself with people who support you and community services as wellâNatasha
âJoin play groups, kindergarten and primary school committees. Become a committee member of local sport clubsâAnonymous
Advice from the experts
Develop a support system of friends, family and/or health professionals, including parent groups and local resources, like crÃĻches and playgroups.âŊâŊ A great way to support your emotional health and wellbeing is by having a network of people around you. This could include family, friends, parent groups, playgroups or health professionals.
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