Parents, grandparents and all who love children are invited to join Rev. Gracie Dugan on Wednesday Nights after Easter for a 3 week series on navigating challenging topics with kids ages birth-5th Grade. Each week we will focus on a different topic through the lens of child and faith development. These sessions will also offer practical tools for how we can navigate these topics with children and allow space for parents to bring their questions. We will meet in the church fellowship hall each week from 6pm-7pm for conversation and learning.
April 12th: Talking with Kids About Death: When our children experience the death of a pet or loved one, it can be hard to know what to say to them. On this night we will learn concrete ways to talk with kids about death and dying throughout the different stages of development. We will also examine faith practices that we can utilize in these moments and help caregivers navigate the long term ways kids may continue to process the death of a loved one.
Apr 19th: Parenting in the Digital Age: Join us as we discuss raising children in the age of social media, technology and screens. We will look at ways we can become media mentors for our children as they navigate the ever changing digital world from birth-5th Grade.
Apr 26: Kids and Human Sexuality: As people of faith we believe that every part of us is wonderfully made in the image of God. As parents it can be difficult to know when and how to begin talking with kids about bodies, human growth and sexuality. While staying silent on these matters may be tempting, it allows that void of knowledge to be filled with inaccurate information from peers and media as our kids grow. In this session we will look together at why it is important to open these doors of conversation with kids and offer simple ways to make conversations around bodies, human growth and sexuality an everyday part of life.