A Parcel of Hope

$18.00

This book offers a story of hope through a child’s perspective on coping with the impact of drought in Australia. It explores the emotional toll on children as they grieve the loss of homes, animals, and their way of life, while also highlighting the rise in male suicides. Through simple acts of kindness, like sending parcels to struggling farmers, the story shows how support helps both adults and children navigate grief and build resilience in challenging times.

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Drought is part of the Australian way of life. As of late 2019, many regions of Australia are still in significant drought, and rainfall records have showed a marked decrease in precipitation levels since 1994. When natural disasters occur children can grieve the loss of a home, the land that has been in their family for generations, farm animals or pets, new school clothes or shoes, and often their previous way of life, due to the financial stress their parents face. Children often feel guilty about the losses, even though it is not their fault. Male suicides in Australia are on the rise and about 45 men a week take their own lives.

This is a story of hope seen through a child’s perspective and how simple parcels sent to struggling farmers or their wives can change lives. When adults and children grieve with support they are better able to move through the tasks of grieving into hope and resilience.

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32 pages

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