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SUMMARY:Parenting with Insight: Supporting Children Who Experience the Wor
 ld Differently
UID:75404
DTSTAMP:20260416T092300Z
DTSTART:20260514T223000Z
DTEND:20260515T000000Z
LOCATION:Wallingford Public Library, 200 North Main St., Wallingford, CT 0
 6492, United States
ROOM: Community Room
DESCRIPTION:Adults | Registration RequiredRegister Here:When children with
  ADHD, autism, sensory differences, and other neurodivergent traits strugg
 le with big emotions or challenging behavior, adults can feel overwhelmed 
 and unsure of how to help. In this workshop, you’ll learn about strength
 s-based, relationship-centered approaches to responding in ways that help 
 children feel safe, seen, and supported. Led by MSW interns from Soul Frie
 nds, this two-part workshop series offers practical tools and empowering l
 anguage to better support both you and your child.Session 1, on Thursday, 
 May 14th from 6:30pm-8pm, focuses on understanding neurodivergent traits a
 nd experiences through an affirming lens. We’ll introduce frameworks and
  shared perspectives that help adults make sense of what they’re seeing 
 and feel more connected to their child across the different contexts of th
 eir lives.Session 2, on Thursday, May 21st from 6:30pm-8pm, focuses on app
 lying those insights in everyday interactions. Participants will learn how
  to use emotional and behavioral observations to respond in ways that stre
 ngthen connection, support co-regulation, and communicate more effectively
  with their child. Session 2 can be attended on its own or as a second par
 t to Session 1.Children in 2nd grade and older are welcome. During the wor
 kshop, they’ll have their own activity space where they can enjoy arts a
 nd crafts with members of the Soul Friends community and a Soul Friends th
 erapy animal.Register directly with  Soul Friends: 
URL:https://www.wallingfordlibrary.org/index.php/event/parenting-insight-s
 upporting-children-who-experience-world-differently-75404
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