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Changes, Loss & Communication Skills

KS2 Family & Relationships · Ages 7–11

Family life can be warm, complicated and sometimes painful. This gives you tools and words — without judgement. You can do these pages with a trusted adult. 💚

Name: Date:

Understanding Divorce & Separation

🦜 Rosie: "Divorce/separation is a grown-up decision." True or false?

1) It is my fault.

2) I'm allowed to love both parents/carers.

3) It's okay to feel mixed emotions.

💚 It is never your fault. You are allowed to love everyone in your family, and all your feelings are okay.

One feeling I have about this is because

Living in Two Homes (My Plan)

🦔 Gary: "Plans reduce stress."

My schedule (if I have one):

Comfort items I want in both homes:

My "transition tool" for moving days:

music

book

fidget

breathing

message a safe person

Blended Families & Step-Siblings

🦎 Elvis: "Blending takes time." Tick what can be true.

🙂 I can be polite even if I don't feel close yet 🚪 I can need space and that's okay 💛 I can have loyalty feelings (missing the old way)

A respectful boundary: "I'm not ready for yet. I need ."

Coping with Grief & Loss ️

🦜 Rosie: "Grief is love with nowhere to go." People grieve after a death, a pet loss, a breakup or a big change.

My loss/change is:

When grief shows up, it can look like:

tears

anger

numb

busy

tired

📷 Memory page (photo/drawing/story) 🗣️ Talk to someone safe 🚶 Movement (walk/stretch) ☕ Comfort routine

💚 Grief takes time, and there's no "right" way to feel. You don't have to carry it alone.

Family Communication Skills ️

🦔 Gary: "Clear words reduce conflict." Practise the I FEEL script.

"I feel when because . I need ."

One sentence I could use this week:

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KS2 Family Certificate

Resilience award, !

You practised understanding family change, planning transitions, blended families, coping with grief and communicating needs. Your feelings are valid. 💚

Signed by Rosie 🦜, Gary 🦔 and Elvis 🦎 · Date:

💚 If family changes ever feel too heavy, or you feel unsafe, talk to a trusted adult, a teacher, or Childline (0800 1111). You deserve support.