WISE Up! Workshop #2

The Permanency Department at Family Services of NW PA is now offering W.I.S.E. up! workshops to help families and youth adoptees prepare for insensitive questions, remarks and comments.

Workshop #2: Caregivers and Youth
This workshop is intended for caregivers and youth ages 6 and up. Youth and adults will split and then come together at the end for a group activity. Caregivers must attend with youth.
Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
Time: 10:00 to 11:30 am (Light breakfast at 9:30 am)
Location: To be determined

The mission
Create a safe place for children to express their feelings about being adopted and prepare them for the inevitable classmate's questions, neighbor's remark and insensitive school assignments.

"Why don't you look like your mom?"
"Why were you adopted?"
"Where are your real parents?"

When it comes to handling questions and comments about adoption, foster and kinship care, kids need to be empowered to decide how they want to respond. W.I.S.E. Up! helps children and teens choose what they want to share about their story, if anything. When the questions begin, W.I.S.E. Up! gives kids the tools to answer.