I think of you. An eBook from UNITE

I think of you...

I think of you in the morning getting ready for your day I think of you getting dressed ‘have you brushed your teeth?’.. I would say I think of you eating dinner are there veggies on your plate?

I think of you going to sleep wondering if you’re up too late

I’d like to be there to talk with you hear the stories that you share I’d love to give you a cuddle to show you that I care I’d like to pick you up from school I want to know about your day I’d love to be there with you I wish I wasn’t so far away

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“Let’s make a plan”

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ite r w n a c “We letters”

“Tell me how you feel”

I know this time is difficult both for me and you I know each day is hard but there are things that we can do I know it won’t be easy but we can make a plan I know it will be hard but I also know... we can

“Le t’s dra w a pic tur e tog eth er”

We can help make this easier in many different ways We can help make things better by remembering happy days We can help by talking about school or our sports teams We can help by thinking about the future sharing our hopes and dreams

We can make sure we ‘let it out’ it’s ok to cry and to be upset We can share our thoughts our best days and our regrets We can let out our worries by drawing to feel better We can help each other by writing a card or sending a letter

Try to think of people you can turn to if you need Try to think of who you trust and whose advice you’d heed

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Try to make a list of who those people are Is it your teacher, coach, carer, uncle or grandma?

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I think of you...

Parents.. Draw a picture of yourself to give to your child to take home

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Let’s look forward to when I can spend time with you Let’s make plans for the things that we can do Let’s remind each other even though we are not together We can still communicate to make all this feel better

You have many strengths you are warm and you are clever You will face this challenge you are strong beyond measure You can reach out to others and trust what feels right You should know this is not your fault and we will be alright

Think about...

What are your strengths?

What other people can help/support you?

What other challenges have you overcome?

Draw yourself into this story

I think of you...