Damon on Youtube: Trans-Health Conference 2010
Check me out on Youtube talking about The Attic Youth Center where I work part-time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_5SnEsFF5I
Damon is Presenting at the Family Matters Conference, Bryn Mawr, 10/16/10
Sex Matters: Tips and Tools for Talking About Sexuality in Your Family
This workshop will provide basic information about healthy child sexual development and age-appropriate family based sexuality education. Talking with children about sex and sexuality can be daunting for many families. For LGBTQ families living in a culture permeated with homophobia and heterosexism talking about sex and sexuality can bring additional challenges. This workshop will answer the questions : What does healthy sexual development look like? How do I decide what information is age appropriate to share? Where can I get more information?
Damon M. Constantinides, MSW, LSW, M.Ed. is a queer therapist in Philadelphia specializing in working with folks around gender identity, sex therapy issues, sexual orientation, and relationships. He is also a trained sexologist and has presented at regional and local conferences; you can learn more about him at his website, www.dmcconsult.net.
Philadelphia Family Pride: Family Matters Conference
On Saturday, October 16, 2010, Philadelphia Family Pride will host a Family Matters Conference for LGBTQ parents and prospective parents at the Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
REGISTRATION
REGISTER NOW TO ATTEND
Suggested registration fees range from $7.50-$20 per family. You may register for a half day or full day. Bryn Mawr students get in free with a student ID.
REGISTER AS A VENDOR
Vendor fee is $50; free for non-profits and presenters.
PRESENTERS REGISTER HERE for free vendor table, lunch and child care.
CHILD CARE
Mountain Meadow will be on hand to provide free child care for kids 3 and over. REGISTRATION FOR THE KIDS ZONE IS NOW CLOSED.
For those who can, we request you make a donation to support all of Mountain Meadow’s great work. Also kids’ author Sandro Isaack will host a special story time reading of his book “Stork MIA” and Beth Fox from Peekaboo Alley will be playing music for the little kids.
LUNCH
Ordering for lunches is now CLOSED. Please bring your own lunch. While we eat, attendees will have a chance to eat in small affinity groups that they choose, including Dads, Moms, Trans Parents, Waiting toAdopt, Trying to Conceive and more that people suggest.
WORKSHOPS
Prospective LGBTQ parents are welcome at all of the workshops, listed below, but there will be three panel discussions specifically for prospective parents: “Babymaking in the 21st Century: Assisted Reproductive Options”, “Adoption Options” and a showing of the film “Transparent” followed by a panel discussion.
Here are the confirmed sessions planned for the day.
- Adoption Options
- After the Stork: Negotiating the transition to parenthood
- Babymaking in the 21st Century: Assisted Reproductive Options
- Bisexual Identity and Family Life
- Co-parenting after Divorce
- Creating special playtime with your children
- Holy Conversations
- How to Thrive as a Stay-at-Home Parent
- Listening and Staying Connected: Navigating our Children’s Big Feelings
- Maintaining Intimate Partnerships in the Transition to Parenthood
- No Eating Disorders: Starting Healthy Habits with Young Children
- Our Families: Stories from the Youth’s Perspective
- Parenting Adolescents: Understanding the Teen Brain (without losing your mind)
- Probiotics, Anti-oxidants and other Evidence-Based Ways to promote Your Child’s Health
- Safeguarding the Legal Rights of LGBT Families
- Searching for Your Child’s Half Siblings Through Donor Insemination
- Sensory & Behavior: Parenting Your Active (and/or Quirky) Child
- Sex Matters: Tips and Tools for Talking About Sexuality in Your Family
- Transparent: viewing of the film followed by a panel discussion
- Transracial Adoption: Becoming a Multiracial Family
- Welcoming Our Families: A Guide to Talking to our Schools K-5
More information and workshop schedule.
Check back for updates to the workshop list. E-mail conference organizer Marla McCulloch with questions.
HALLOWEEN FAMILY DANCE
After the conference, from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m., LGBTQ parents and their kids will boogie down at a Halloween-themed Family Dance with DJ and Karaoke whiz Doctor Thunder.
SPREAD THE WORD
Help us spread the word about this conference to your LGBTQ parent and prospective parent friends. Download, print and distribute our flyer for the conference.
Read the article in the Philly Gay News about the conference.
LOCATION
The conference will be held at the Bryn Mawr School of Social Work and Social Research, located at 300 Airdale Rd. in Bryn Mawr.
http://www.phillyfamilypride.org/content/family-matters-conference
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