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Parent-Informed Assessment and Exploratory Questions on Migration-Related Family Separation and Reunification

Circumstances of Migration and Separation
  • Can you tell me about the circumstances that led to you and your child living apart?
  • How much choice or control did you feel you had over what happened?
  • What was it like for you as a parent when you and your child could not be physically together?
Parent-Child Connection
  • Can you tell me about the time when you lived here while your child was living in [country] after migration?
  • What helped you stay connected to your child during that time?
  • What stands out most from that time as a parent?
  • In what ways did you feel close to your child during that time?
  • What was it like when you and your child came back together?
  • What helped you maintain your connection with your child, particularly when circumstances made communication difficult?
Exploration on Parental Efforts and Intentionality
  • What do you remember doing during the time your child lived in [country] and you lived here to stay connected and engaged?
  • [If parent and child/children are not together] Have you found any ways to help your child feel connected to you when you're not physically together?
  • Can you share a moment when you experienced your child's love or support after something you did for them or when it was child-initiated?
  • What do your own efforts (before, during after migration and once you came back together) mean to you as a parent?
  • What were some things you did regularly to stay present in your child's life?
  • Can you describe traditions, routines, or messages you kept during that time?
  • Were there specific affirmations or words you repeated to yourself or your child?
Support Systems
  • Who supported you the most during the time you and your child lived apart? Or who is supporting you now during your time apart from your child?
  • Were there [or are there] friends, family, or community members who helped you feel connected to your child?
  • Did faith, spirituality or a culturally traditionally practice play a role in how you felt during the time you lived apart? Or does it play a role now?
Meaning and Reflection
  • What strengths have you discovered in yourself as you navigated living apart and living together again?
  • In what ways did you draw strength, hope, or motivation while apart [or still draw today]?
  • How has this experience shaped the way you see your role as a parent today?
Reunification
  • What surprised you most about your relationship when you lived together again?
  • How did you and your child adjust to living together again?
  • What parts of your connection felt unchanged, and what parts had to be rebuilt?
  • What was it like to reconnect with your child after living apart, and what challenges or strengths emerged during that transition?