Welcome to our Calendar of Events!
This calendar includes opportunities for learning and connection from the Wisconsin Family Connections Center, the Coalition for Children, Youth & Families, and several other organizations across Wisconsin. (NOTE: Opportunities from the Wisconsin Family Connections Center are noted with a blue ribbon on the calendar below.)
–> Find training and event flyers here.
–> For a complete listing of Regional Events and Support Groups, please visit the Wisconsin Family Connections Center Eventbrite Page.
–> Find support group flyers here.
–> For information about Recorded Webinars, Upcoming Live Webinars, Courses, and Conferences, please visit the Champion Classrooms.
Events are added as information is made available to us. If you’d like to share an upcoming event with us, please contact us at info@wifamilyconnectionscenter.org.
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A “Grand” Love: An Interactive Conversation with Author-Speaker Janna Barkin
Being a grandparent to a transgender child may feel isolating. Generational differences can make it challenging to understand what a grandchild is going through. The vocabulary is unfamiliar, friends can’t relate, and turning to the parent – one’s own son or daughter – for support may add further tension to the equation. The love for the grandchild is a given, and grandparents (grand uncles, grand aunts and other grand loves) have their own worthwhile questions, concerns, and feelings. How can one deepen their understanding, navigate personal needs, and be the best support to both child and grandchild, especially if they are on the outside looking in? And, just how does one get the new pronoun to easily roll off the tongue, anyway?!
We know that parents can feel apprehensive about the reactions of their own mother or father – will they be supportive of the grandchild, will they resist, or will they question their parenting choices? We strongly encourage our TransFamilies parent community to extend this special invitation to the elders in their child’s life. Our hope is to explore the intergenerational dynamics at play while centering the experiences of elders during the interactive portion of this conversation.
All are encouraged to attend this webinar: A “Grand” Love: An Interactive Conversation with Author-Speaker Janna Barkin
