Noting that families are increasingly spending time apart from one another due to work or other commitments and the ease of travel, this booklet discusses how parents can learn to cope with being away from their children and how they can feel comfortable integrating back into family life. The booklet also includes useful tips on how to help children understand and adapt to changing family environments. Written primarily for parents who have to spend time away from home, their partners, and families, the booklet may also be relevant to parents who are separated from their children through divorce. Following introductory remarks discussing the importance of relationships to children, the booklet suggests ways to prepare children of various ages for separation. The booklet further discusses concerns related to parenting at home while the other parent is away such as social support and security. Suggestions for parenting from a distance relate to ways of keeping involved and tips regarding phone calls. The importance of informing the school or child care provider of parents' travel is emphasized. Suggestions for coming home relate to helping children and parents get to know each other again. The special needs of military families are also described. The booklet then discusses the potential impact of temporary parental absence on children and the ways children show stress. The booklet concludes by discussing ways to help children cope and describing possible problems, including regression, aggression, temper tantrums, fears, and sleep problems. (Contains a 15-item bibliography and 3 additional resources for parents.) (KB)