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Family Resources
Understanding Injury
Supporting Conversations That Strengthen Families
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For Families Connected with Op COURAGE services in London and Midlands
When a family member is living with any kind of injury or trauma following military service, it affects the whole household, including children. Children may not always have the words to express what they feel, but they notice when things change. They may sense when you're struggling, even if they don’t fully understand why.
That's why The Ripple Pond have produced the following resources to help you with the conversations that you are already having. They are differentiated for KS1, KS2 and KS3, so that you can adapt them to meet the needs and understanding of your child (ren). In them you will find advice around having conversations, a script with age appropriate language to talk about injury, as well as optional video links and further resources to support ongoing conversations.
These resources have been produced alongside health and educational professionals, a clinical psychologist, as well as those with lived experience to help you have the conversations that matter.
*Please note that these resources have been shared with our partners in Op COURAGE Midlands and London for use with families connected with their service and not to be shared or distributed outside of this without prior permission.
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KS1 - Children aged 4-7 Understanding Injury
This resource begins a conversation around understanding injury.
There are conversation prompts, follow up ideas and recommended books to read, to help you have a conversation to understand what an injury might mean for your family.
There are additional conversation points to explore further more specific injuries
Understanding Injury
KS2 / KS3 Resources
These two resources are for children in KS2 and KS3 to explore what a physical or psychological injury means for a parent or loved one who has served in the Armed Forces.
It aims to give you language to start a conversation, to encourage healthy communication and provide emotional safety for you as a family.
Each resource includes links to an optional video you can use with your child as well as books and other resources you can explore together.
Understanding PTSD
KS2 / KS3 Resources
These two resources are for children in KS2 and KS3 to explore what specifically PTSD means for a parent or loved one who has served in the Armed Forces.
It aims to give you language to start a conversation, to encourage healthy communication and provide emotional safety for you as a family.
Each resource includes links to an optional video you can use with your child, as well as further resources you can explore together.
