Navigating your Child’s Grief

You are here: Home All children, no matter how young, grieve. Although grieving in children often looks very different from how adults grieve. It is important to find a healthy balance in expressing your grief in front of your child – to be able to show them its hard for you as well. Through your…

Preparing Children for Funerals and Mourning Rituals

You are here: Home Prepare your child in advance of any mourning rituals (e.g., wakes, funerals, memorial services, burials). You can prepare your child by explaining in simple language, what to expect at the event, and the appropriate ways they can react. For example: “Today, we are going to your sister’s burial service. This means…

Camp Quality support and services

You are here: Home Camp Quality gives kids facing cancer the chance to be kids again. Camp Quality’s services and programs are created specifically to support children aged up to 15 years, who are dealing with their own cancer diagnosis, or the diagnosis of someone they love, like a brother, sister, mum, dad or carer.…

Camp Quality support and services

You are here: Home Camp Quality gives kids facing cancer the chance to be kids again. Camp Quality’s services and programs are created specifically to support children aged up to 15 years, who are dealing with their own cancer diagnosis, or the diagnosis of someone they love, like a brother, sister, mum, dad or carer.…

Coping with daily life when a loved one dies

You are here: Home When someone you love dies your life is changed forever. Understanding those changes, and adjusting with them, can take a long time. In the meantime, daily life goes on. Some people find maintaining their usual routine is really helpful. But that doesn’t mean you have to pretend everything is fine and…

Dealing with Centrelink

You are here: Home The Australian Government (through Centrelink) provides assistance for people who must stop work because of their cancer or to care for someone with cancer. It’s worth finding out what’s available for you and your family, so read on for tips about dealing with Centrelink. Centrelink benefits There are several Centrelink payments…

Dealing with Centrelink

You are here: Home The Australian Government (through Centrelink) provides assistance for people who must stop work because of their cancer or to care for someone with cancer. It’s worth finding out what’s available for you and your family, so read on for tips about dealing with Centrelink. Centrelink benefits There are several Centrelink payments…

Dealing with Centrelink

You are here: Home The Australian Government (through Centrelink) provides assistance for people who must stop work because of their cancer or to care for someone with cancer. It’s worth finding out what’s available for you and your family, so read on for tips about dealing with Centrelink. Centrelink benefits There are several Centrelink payments…

Dealing with Centrelink

You are here: Home The Australian Government (through Centrelink) provides assistance for people who must stop work because of their cancer or to care for someone with cancer. It’s worth finding out what’s available for you and your family, so read on for tips about dealing with Centrelink. Centrelink benefits There are several Centrelink payments…