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CelebrationsDuring Social Distancing
Healthier Urban Families Outreach Program
Beverly Weathington, LMSW
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Celebrations are Important to Families
•You are important•Your are recognized•Your are accomplished•We are proud
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Children and Youth Love Celebrations
• Anticipation• Recognition• Fun with family and peers• Gifts
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Prom and Graduation are Important
Excitement throughout senior year
Rite of passage
Youth and family pride
Anticipated social events
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When Celebrations Can’t Happen in Normal Way: Acknowledge your Child and Youth’s
Disappointment
Feelings of Unfairness
Feelings of Why Me?
Confusion
Angerwww.mpsi.wayne.edu
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Then: Work Together to Creatively Celebrate
• Show excitement within your household• Start a celebration planning committee• Your child• Your child’s friends• Family members• Teachers or other adults important to your child
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Let Other’s Know of Your Child/Youth’s
Event
Make and send paper or e/announcements
Make yard or garage grad signs
Decorate your car
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Pictures and Tributes from
Family/Friends
Favorite picture of child/youth
Funny stories about child/youth
Best thing about child/youth
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Gift Giving Opportunities
Very specific suggestions
Gifts that can be delivered by mail
Consider e-gift cards
Consider financial challenges of others
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Plan a Fun Video Party
(FB Live, Zoom)
Consider separate party for family and youth’s friends
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Ask your child/youthe for an invite list
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Send out paper or e-invites
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Go all out –music, food, fun activities
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Your Family is Left with Knowing
• Something big and important has happened• In spite of changes in the world, joyful things still happen• People are at least as important as the event• There are times in life where we are flexible and simply do our best• Acknowledging change helps your child/youth to grow and move on
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Beverly Weathington, LMSW313 664-2526
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