Transition to adulthood is a wild and wacky time. It’s overwhelming, exciting, and frustrating – all at the same time!
How can you alleviate the stress you may experience as your young adult's transition to adulthood approaches? By being an informed, active participant …
Parents Helping Parents (PHP) built an online, statewide resource and information hub, a “one-stop shop” for families, covering all aspects of transition to adulthood and adult services, called Connections California, to address this very issue.
Please join Alyssa DiFilippo, PHP's Connections California Program Manager, to learn about:
How to promote independence through teaching self-determination and self-advocacy skills early and often
How to prepare and support your youth in their transition to adulthood planning process - and participate effectively
Person-centered, or person-driven, thinking/planning and the power of the one-page description
Transition to adulthood and adult services resources - including PHP’s spring calendar of live webinars and the transition to adulthood timeline
Why it’s important, for you and for them, to gradually give up control (in whatever way is appropriate) to allow your youth to develop their skills and self-confidence