Who are they for?
You may be wondering how to start talking to your child about their donor-conceived origins, or you may have already begun this process and would like to explore what may come up in the future. Our Telling & Talking workshops are perfect for parents of donor-conceived children aged 0-7 years. They are relevant whether you had treatment in the UK or abroad, with a known, identifiable or anonymous donor or if your treatment involved surrogacy.
We currently run two types of workshops: for heterosexual couples and for single women and lesbian couples. At present, we are not running workshops for solo dads or two-dad families because demand is not high enough but please do get in touch if you would be interested and we will see what we can do.
When should I attend?
If you are a heterosexual couple, experience tells us that you will get the most from the workshop if you attend after your child is born. If you are a single or lesbian woman, we recognise that your experiences are different from the time your pregnancy becomes public knowledge, and that attending our workshop even before your baby is born might be helpful for you. All of our single women and lesbian couples’ workshops have a small number of places for pregnant women. If you would like further information, please ring the office to find out more.
If you are part of a couple, we strongly recommend you attend together. If you are single, you can come alone or you might want to book a place for a family member or friend to join you. The maximum number of attendees is 18 at in-person workshops and 14 at online workshops.
