🌟 Welcome to ISDD's Parenting A Second Time Around Workshops! 

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Embark on a transformative journey with our empowering workshops designed exclusively for the resilient heroes of second-time parenting. Whether you're a grandparent, guardian, or relative taking on the role once more, ISDD is here to support and guide you through this unique adventure.

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Parenting A Second Time Around (PASTA) is an award-winning curriculum created by Cornell University for relative caregivers raising children. Topics include: child development, discipline, caring for oneself as a caregiver, rebuilding a family, living with teens, legal issues and advocacy. PASTA is a FREE 8-week program addressing the challenges and circumstances unique to relative caregivers of children. 

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🌈 Why Choose Our Workshops?

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✨ Expert Guidance: Benefit from seasoned professionals and specialists in second-time parenting who provide invaluable insights and practical tips.

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✨ Community Connection: Join a supportive network of individuals sharing similar experiences, fostering connections that last a lifetime.

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✨ Tailored Strategies: Explore customized strategies and techniques to navigate the challenges unique to parenting a second time around, ensuring a harmonious and fulfilling family dynamic.

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🔥 What to Expect:

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• Interactive Sessions: Engage in dynamic workshops that blend expert advice with hands-on activities, ensuring an enriching and enjoyable learning experience.

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• Real-Life Solutions: Tackle real-world scenarios and receive practical solutions to empower you on your parenting journey.​​

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• Celebrate Success: Share victories, big or small, with a community that understands and celebrates the triumphs of second-time parenting.

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🚀 Secure Your Spot Today!

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Don't miss the chance to elevate your second-time parenting experience. Join ISDD's PASTA workshops and embrace the support, knowledge, and camaraderie that will make your journey truly extraordinary.

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👉 Click HERE to sign up now and redefine your second-time parenting adventure with ISDD! 👈

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🚀 Modules: 

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• Workshop 1: It Wasn't Supposed To Be Like This - identifying and reflecting ambivalent feelings about changing roles, identifying helpful community resources

 

• Workshop 2: Getting to Know You - child development, individual differences, journals

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• Workshop 3: Rebuilding a Family - adult/child interactions, grief, and loss, relating to your adult child, solution-focused problem solving

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• Workshop 4:  Discipline is Not a Dirty Word, But It May Look Different Today - characteristics of effective discipline, establishing a discipline style,  addressing high-risk behaviors

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• Workshop 5: Legal Concerns of Relatives of Raising Children - legal issues including custody, visitation, child support

 

• Workshop 6: Standing up for Grandparent's/Grandchildren's Rights - advocacy, negotiating systems, connecting with community programs

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• Workshop 7: Grandparents and Teens Living Together- key points in adolescent development and realistic expectations for behavior

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•  Workshop 8: Living with Teens Can Be Challenging- indicators of high-risk teen behavior and strategies and resources to help in dealing with them.