Supporting Attachment When a Parent Works FIFO

Working away from home or participating in a fly-in fly-out (FIFO) schedule can be challenging for both parents and children. It’s crucial to help children understand and cope with the time apart from a parent.

It is important that families navigating FIFO have age appropraite conversatons with the children to supoprt them in navigating the complexity of a parent spending periods of time away from the family.