Personalised Going Away Chart

Do you or your partner work away from home? Do you find this has quite a big impact on your children? Then this one is for you. 

When the most important person in a child's life goes away, if only for a short amount of time, it can leave that child feeling anxious and unsettled. A large part of this can be because they don't fully understand how long you are going for and when you will be back. We can fix this by showing your child what is happening using pictures.

Visual symbols are a simple way of communicating what is happening in a way that a young child can understand. Show a child, visually, what is happening and this is a simple way for them to process the information and feel calmer because they know what is happening. They might not like the fact that you are going away, but they will be able to see how long you are going for, who will be looking after them and when you will be back. Knowledge is power. Give your child that knowledge so that they can feel more settled about what is happening. 

This chart measures 42cm wide and comes with the 7 days of the week, plus another two strips of Velcro on which you can display when someone is going away or coming home, plus who your child will be with during that time. 

This is a personalised product - we'll add the relevant people for you either using our visual symbols or photos that you email in. You can have up to 21 visuals in addition to the days of the week. 

Each visual symbol measures 5.5 x 4.5cm and is made from our super durable, non-tear material. The visuals have a VELCRO® Brand coin on the back, and they attached to a VELCRO® Brand strip on a lightweight board so that they can be moved around as needed. 

HOW TO ORDER:

1. Choose your board colour
2. Click 'Choose Your Visuals'
3. Select your 21 visuals and request any personalisation you might need
4. Click 'Add To Basket'
5. Keep an eye out for your draft visuals for you to view and approve before we send to print

Please note the following timescale for ordering personalised visuals:

We send our visuals to print on a Monday and collect and dispatch on a Friday.

So, if you order by a Thursday 5pm, we'll then email you your draft visuals within three days. If you approve this by Monday it will go to print that day. 

We'll then dispatch that coming Friday. 

If these times are missed we can send to print the following week. Thanks for your understanding. 

*Please be aware that personalised items will be dispatched separately from any standard items*