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 »
Join the Families Forever team for a conversation series for adoptive and guardianship families. The next book in our series will be announced soon! Register now! What to expect from this book club: Monthly group discussions Connections with other parents, guardians and professionals Practical tools for supporting adopted children Facilitation by the NCHS Families Forever... 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 »
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 »
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 »
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. Take a closer look at these issues and how you can respond to them. This training will be held virtually via Zoom and... Read more »
This interactive workshop highlights the importance of secure attachment and helps parents establish attachment and connection with their adoptive, foster or guardianship child. Learn strategies and activities that can be implemented in the home to strengthen bonds and build family connections with children of all ages. This training will be held virtually via Zoom and... Read more »
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, memorabilia, etc.) related to your child’s life story. These details honor the child's life and should include the good, the uncomfortable,... Read more »
This interactive workshop highlights the importance of secure attachment and helps parents establish attachment and connection with their adoptive, foster or guardianship child. Learn strategies and activities that can be implemented in the home to strengthen bonds and build family connections with children of all ages. This training will be held virtually via Zoom and... 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.
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 »
Trauma is an emotional response to an intense event or events that threaten or causes harm. Traumatic experiences that happen during pregnancy or early in life can have a lasting impact on a child. Traumatic experiences that occur later in life may also have a lasting impact. Understanding the effects of trauma is particularly important for parents working to provide a... Read more »