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Friendships during the early years

Thursday, 29 August 2024 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

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Discover firsthand strategies for nurturing friendship opportunities for your child. For Families of young children (birth to 8 years) with developmental delay or disabilities. Some families with older children up to 12 may also attend. Hosted by CRU.

Nurturing life-long connections for your child

Too often, parents are told that “real” friendships can’t happen for children with disabilities. This belief will only set them up to miss out!

In this session, Lisa from CRU will describe how her son Sean, who is now 29, began friendships at kindergarten and in Year 1 that are still going strong today.

She will discuss the approach and strategies used to nurture opportunities for friendships from Sean’s early years to school and beyond, and how these efforts have led to a rich, inclusive adult life. 

Come along to explore:

  • How to match an ambitious vision with intentional action and investment over time
  • The importance of noticing ordinary opportunities for friendship
  • The early years strategies for helping your child make and keep friends

This session is sponsored by MyTime.

MyTime organises free, supported groups where parents and carers of children with disability or other additional needs can feel understood, share ideas and access quality information and resources. 

This session is for
Families of young children (birth to 8 years) with developmental delay or disabilities. Some families with older children up to 12 may also attend. 

When
Thursday 29 August, 7:30 pm to 9pm* AEST/NSW Time
*Please adjust for your time zone if necessary. 

RSVP
Sessions are subject to cancellation due to low RSVP – Minimum of 4 RSVPs
Your confirmation is required. 

Where
This event is held online using Zoom. Instructions will be emailed to you prior to the event.
If you have accessibility needs, please advise during registration.

Cost
Free

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Your hosts
This session will be hosted by CRU. Community Resource Unit (CRU) exists to create and promote positive change so that people living with disability can belong to and actively contribute to social and economic life.