8. Eat and sleep well, avoid to much coffee, tea, alcohol, do not use drugs. This is an important time to be healthy as stress will impact your overall health. Take daily walks or exercise. Take a good multi vitamin and vitamins designed for stressful periods. Use meditation or other relaxation skills to aid in sleep.
9. Ask around for a good lawyer that
deals with cyfs cases and who is
prepared to fight them.
10. Know your rights and the rights of your child. Learn social workers codes of conduct etc and understand the different acts that will impact your case.
http://www.cyf.govt.nz/about-us/our-service-commitment/index.html
This gives you CYFS code of conduct & their complaints page. If you need to send a complaint you can do this by email to [email protected] and please cc PANIC into the email [email protected]
11. IF THERE ARE ISSUES IN YOUR LIFE OR AREAS THAT NEED IMPROVING, DO NOT SIT BACK, MAKE THE CHANGES NOW!
12. MOST IMPORTANTLY REMEMBER: Your goal now is to do all you can for your children. Be positive for them, smile even when you feel like crying. They may be just as frightened so let them know your ok, they are ok and life is different but still ok.