This two hour webinar is a "follow up connection" discussing "stories and questions" among those who participated in the December 2020 training entitled "Helping Youth Better Communicate Their Needs Within Their Biological and Foster/Adoptive Family Triads" . New and previous participants are welcomed to join in this webinar workshop.

This specialized training and discussion will explore how and why a parent/caregiver or caseworker should talk with young people about the many tough topics that need to be discussed.

Lets share positive feedback/challenges/stories and questions as our presenter guides through instruction and discussion. You will learn the skills necessary to help youth better communicate needs within their family triads that surround he/she/them.

This webinar-based training will address the following important objectives and encourage shared discussion regarding “real life” challenges/successes with participants related to:
1. Understanding the serious nature of the information that needs to be told to foster/adoptive children during their childhood.
2. Encouragement to share stories about being honest with children.
3. Shared experiences with talking to children with regard to developmental age vs chronological age.
4. Guidance given and "real-life examples" instruction offered for plan to talk to children of different ages about difficult topics.
5. Helping youth express their feelings and their needs with biological, foster, and adoptive families.
6. The reality of our digital world within current Pandemic situation and its effects on youth and adult relationship/communication.