FAMILY
BUILDING NETWORK
MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUP MEETING
Thursday
August 2, 2012
7-8:30PM
The FBN is a monthly support
group that brings together families formed
with the help of egg/sperm/embryo donation and/or surrogacy as well as parents-to-be; giving
them the opportunity to ask questions, get answers to their concerns, share
experiences and feel supported.
The decision to parent with the
help of donors/surrogates involves multiple choices. Many parents are unsure
whether they should tell their children about their conception. Even for those
who make the decision to tell, the uncertainty of how and when to begin this conversation can often
result in years passing by and children not being told about their genetic
origins. Fear of “doing it wrong” or
“being rejected” by their children seems to become the biggest roadblocks to
talking and sharing.
The monthly FBN meetings provide
a safe and comfortable place where you need not feel alone or different. Often, listening and sharing stories with others
can give parents the confidence needed to not only start the talk with their
children and others, but continue to grow the conversation.
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Discussions
will include:
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Tools for
talking about donor conception with children
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The importance
of language in the disclosure story
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How to answer
questions from your child and others
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How children's questions
change over time
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The latest
books for parents and children
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Date:
Time:
Cost:
Location:
Contact:
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Thursdays, August 2, 2012
7:00-8:30 pm
$25 per person, $40 per family
902
Broadway (between 20th-21st Sts. next to
920
Broadway), 13th Floor, NYC 10010
Patricia
Mendell, LCSW, 212-819-1778
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Future Dates: 9/6/12, 10/4/12, 11/1/12, 12/6/12
