Description: Join our growing community of Grandparents who support grandchildren with disabilities for a four part learning series. Each session will feature practical, hands-on learning opportunities with interactive activities, expert presentations, and group discussions.

Examples include:

• Understanding your grandchild’s unique strengths and challenges
• Communication strategies on how to better talk to and play with your grandchild
• Importance of Jewish grandparenting and feeling a sense of purpose and community around grandparenting.

These sessions will provide a safe and supportive environment to share experiences, offer mutual support, and build a strong community network, as well as, incorporate Q&A segments and personalized consultation opportunities to ensure participants leave with actionable strategies tailored to their unique situations.

• Session 1 (April 23): The important role of grandparenting Jewish kids + Understanding what is neurodiversity + disability
• Session 2 (April 30): Understanding the neurology of autism + adhd + strategies to support challenging behavior
• Session 3 (May 7): Importance of Play: Strategies for playing with your grandchildren
• Session 4 (May 14): Grandparenting in community: what’s next?

Location: Zoom; register to receive the link.

Date and Time:
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Cost:  $18 per session; $60 for all four sessions

Recommended Ages: Adults

For more information: contact Erin Beser

Click here to register!

Pre-registration is required. Please register everyone, including both children and adults, who plan to attend.

Accommodations: Jewish Learning Venture provides accommodations for any child or family member with a disability to attend jkidphilly events. If you need an accommodation such as an ASL interpreter or a sensory toolbox, or if you have questions about the accessibility of any program or venue, please note so on our form or contact us. In most cases, our staff will need two weeks’ notice to provide accommodations, but we will do our best to meet your needs within any timeframe.

Covid Policy: For our in-person events, we’ll work together to take care of our community.

For indoor programming: Non-cloth (n95, KN95, surgical) masks are suggested for children ages 2 years+ and adults

For outdoor programming: Masks are optional

For all programming: Staying at home if anyone in the family has a cold, cough, fever, or other symptoms, or has been exposed to anyone with COVID-19.