Gen Connect

With six categories of questions and challenges ranging from ‘what would you do’ ‘Favorites’ ‘my bright future’ and ‘dance challenge’ families meet on a human level opening up lines of communication and building community as individuals. How to Play Each person takes turns picking from one of these categories: 1. The Inner Me 2. What Would you do? 3. All about Me 4. Favorites 5. My Bright Future 6. Dance Challenge and chooses another member to answer the question with detail or complete a challenge. The person who answers the question or challenge is the next to pick a card. Shared agreement 1. Meet on a human level 2. Respect each other's individuality 3. Don’t take anything personally 4. Have fun 5. Learn about your friends and family Purpose of GenConnect - Make conversations fun and engaging between the generations - Get to know each other better - Share stories that build friendships - Make gatherings more interesting - Building the skills necessary to better understand ourselves - A larger vocabulary with which to communicate our emotions and needs - How to empathize with the perspectives of others Parent Guide Parent guide (how to look into the psychology of your child’s answers) Feedback from a therapist - How to respond without reacting - Do’s and don’ts during conversation - Active Listening - Dealing with triggers - Take answers and cultivate conversations, passion, skills and activity ideas. - Support for mental health - Red Flags - Cultivating Creativity - Tours of passion careers at local schools, colleges and programs.