We all need extra support from time to time, and family units are no exception. With Child Life Doula’s family resource planning, we will work together as a team to identify your family’s needs and come up with a plan of action. You know your family best, so these sessions are aimed at maximizing your current strengths as you see fit, as well as building new skills that will help you reach the goals you have set for your family.

These sessions can be for caregivers with or without the children present, or for just one person who is in need of extra support within the family unit. Some examples of topics covered in Family Resource sessions:

• Identifying family stressors and promoting healthy communication

• Support for caregivers as they navigate a child’s illness

• Processing of divorce and/or separation

• Coping with life changes (i.e. addition of a new family member, loss of a family member, or other changes like a move or new job)

• General struggles with parenting

• Individual self-care coaching