Self-Care and mindfulness are critical to successful parenting. While parenting can be challenging and rewarding, parenting children through adoption, kinship, foster or guardianship has some additional wrinkles that are also part of the process. Sometimes it is tempting to self-sacrifice or minimize self-care in service to others, and particularly for our children. This can be... Read more »
Social and informal support networks provide parents and families the opportunity to learn from one another and maintain resiliency when experiencing a crisis. We believe adoptive and guardianship families can learn so much from each other and that there is no one better to receive support from, than those that “get it” or have walked... Read more »
Adolescence explores how adolescence develop physically, emotionally, and socially, and how these changes shape their identity. The course examines key influences on kids’ lives, common challenges they face today, and the unique experiences of adopted adolescents. Participants gain insight into adolescent behavior and learn effective ways to support youth—especially adopted youth—with empathy, communication, and stability. This training will... Read more »
This conversational workshop will explore the opportunities and challenges in helping your adopted or foster child learn, know and claim their own story. Spanning developmental stages, the importance of eliminating secrecy and promoting a healthy understanding of the child’s whole story is explored. Strategies to use with children of different developmental ages is a central... Read more »
In this interactive workshop, the framework of the Seven Core Issues will be used to explore specific actions, activities, and strategies to help strengthen families and promote attachment and communication. All should leave the workshop with practical skills/ideas that can be implemented as desired in the family home. This training will be held virtually via... Read more »
Join us for our Express Lifebooks course for quick information you can put to use in your personal or professional life! Lifebooks are a record of a child's adoption story. Created over time, and with the child's input, they are more than a baby book. Lifebooks are a place where adoptive parents can record details (pictures, graphics, artwork,... Read more »
Adolescence explores how adolescence develop physically, emotionally, and socially, and how these changes shape their identity. The course examines key influences on kids’ lives, common challenges they face today, and the unique experiences of adopted adolescents. Participants gain insight into adolescent behavior and learn effective ways to support youth—especially adopted youth—with empathy, communication, and stability. This training will... Read more »
Join us for our Express Seven Core Issues course for quick information you can put to use in your personal or professional life! The impact of adoption lasts a lifetime for all members of the adoption triad. Awareness of these issues and their impacts on each individual is critical to addressing challenges and strengthening relationships.... Read more »
Kinship adoption training covers topics specific to family dynamics. This covers the impact of trauma, grief and loss, navigating family dynamics, The 7 Core Issues & Maintaining Connections. This training will be held virtually via Zoom and is open to individuals statewide.
Join the Families Forever team for a conversation series for adoptive and guardianship families. This month, we will continue our conversation about the book Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge. Written by a woman who was adopted herself, this book gives voice to children's unspoken concerns, and shows adoptive... Read more »
Self-Care and mindfulness are critical to successful parenting. While parenting can be challenging and rewarding, parenting children through adoption, kinship, foster or guardianship has some additional wrinkles that are also part of the process. Sometimes it is tempting to self-sacrifice or minimize self-care in service to others, and particularly for our children. This can be... Read more »
Social and informal support networks provide parents and families the opportunity to learn from one another and maintain resiliency when experiencing a crisis. We believe adoptive and guardianship families can learn so much from each other and that there is no one better to receive support from, than those that “get it” or have walked... Read more »