You and your partner may need time for yourselves.
Remind your partner that he/she is still needed in the family.
Discuss sharing of family chores.
Stick to your budget until you have had time to talk it through along
with time for your family.
Make individual time to talk.
Be patient with yourself and your partner.
REUNION WITH THE CHILDREN
Go slowly; adapt to the rules and routines already in place.
Learn from the way your partner manages the children.
Be available to your child with both time and your emotions.
Let the child set the pace for getting to know you again.
Delay making changes in rules and routines for a few weeks.
Expect the family to have changed while you were away.
Focus on successes with your children — limit your criticisms.
Encourage children to tell you about what happened while
you were away.
Make individual time for each child and your partner.
REMEMBER:
The challenges of separation and reunion provide new opportunities for
your relationships — a time to evaluate the changes that have taken place
within and between you and your partner, to redefine roles and responsibilities,
and to synthesize all the changes into a renewed and rejuvenated
relationship.
