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National Family Week

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This week, from the 13th to the 19th of May, we celebrate National Family Week.  It is a time to celebrate with your family, connect with your extended family and friends, and share in the enjoyment of family activities within the wider community. The aim of National Families Week is to not only celebrate the vital role that families play in Australian society, but to also reflect on the critical role that families play in teaching, supporting and nurturing children as they grow. During National Family Week 2024 we encourage you to celebrate the diversity within your family. And, to celebrate the commonalities and differences between your family and other families.

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This year’s theme is ‘Building Compassionate Families and Communities’. Families are crucial to our wellbeing. When families are compassionate, healthy, safe, and nurturing, our overall wellbeing improves and that of our wider community. 

 

Suggestions for activities at home:

Interview or have a conversation with a parent, uncle, aunty, or grandparent to learn about their childhood. Ask them to share stories about what their life was like when they were young. Here are some example questions: 

  • What did they do as a family when they were younger? 
  • How did they spend their free time? 
  • What were their hobbies? 
  • What were their friends or family like? 
  • What were some of the challenges they faced and how did they overcome them or cope with them? 
  • Who showed them compassion in their challenging times? What did they do? How did it help them? 
  • What lessons have they learnt from those experiences? 

 

Pick a family activity to try during Family Week. 

  • Have an all-of-family cooking night 
  • Have a family movie marathon 
  • Have a family games night 
  • Catch up with extended family and friends 
  • Have a special family breakfast before work and/or school 
  • Let the children make dinner for the adults – and choose the entertainment! 
  • Take some family photos or create a family album or book 
  • Organize a family bushwalk or walkathon 
  • Or come up with your own idea!