Virtual Event
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Talking to Kids About Family Transitions: Divorce & Blended Families
Virtual Event
May 22 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm America/Los_Angeles
Join us for an engaging and informative workshop aimed at supporting parents through the complexities of family transitions, including divorce, separation, and the blending of families.
Key Topics:
- Parents and parenting in everyday life, focusing on the little things we do as parents and how they influence our children.
- Adjusting to splitting up, co-parenting, and re-coupling.
- Keeping the conversation broad: Addressing thoughts on splitting up, recent separations, co-parenting optimization, and re-coupling.
- No victims and villains, just family dynamics.
- Understanding and discussing family transitions in a way that nurtures your child’s development and emotional health.
- Age-appropriate strategies for talking to your kids, whether they are young children or teens.
Panelists:
- Sheri Wong, LCSW
- Meg York, Family Equality, Senior Policy Counsel
- Sekai Lyles-Parks, Fordham University Undergraduate Student, shares lived experience growing up in a family impacted by divorce and offering valuable insight into how children navigate these transistions
Special Topics:
- The emotional journey of family transitions: Exploring insights on how children can adapt to changes, with a focus on emotional resilience and coping strategies.
- Family law, mediating attorneys, and special circumstances for non-gestational parents in family transitions.
- How to talk to your kids about the challenges of family transitions and how a family therapist can provide emotional support during these times.
