Webinars for Adoptive Parents

Are You Sleeping?  $15.00

An exploration of why young children (and their parents!) often sleep so poorly, and what to do about it! This webinar will help you formulate sleep strategies and trouble shoot specific sleep problems.

Beyond Culture Camp: A Guide for Parents  $10.00

A review of key findings from a study of over 450 adult adoptees focusing on the complex and inter related impacts of being adopted and raised by parents of a different ethnicity. A panel of transracially placed adult doptess give their personal perspectives and address common questions.

Beyond Culture Camp: A Guide for Professionals  $15.00

A review of key findings from a study of over 450 adult adoptees focusing on the complex and inter related impacts of being adopted and raised by parents of a different ethnicity. Practical recommendations for adoptive families on how to promote a healthy sense of self.

Connecting Your Family, Inside And Out  $15.00

Secure parent-child attachments are essential to healthy child development, but often adoption can present challenges to the process. World renowned attachment expert Dr. Dan Hughes shares family centered strategies on how to connect to your child as a toddler, tween and teen. Lynn Wetterberg presents ideas on finding attachment related resources and professional support.

Food For Thought: The Impact of Poor Nutrition in Early Development  $15.00

Dr. Dana Johnson, renowned international adoption physician, shares the results of his research on the common physical, cognitive, and behavioral impacts of poor nutrition on internationally adopted children.

Understand the impact of early nutritional deprivation, identify warning signs and help them catch up!

Internationally Adopted Children: Nutritional Status, Effects and Intervention  $0.00

In this webinar, for professionals only researchers discuss the impact of poor nutrition on neurodevelopment in internationally adopted children.

Is It An Adoption Thing?  $15.00

Because many adoptive families struggle with the difficult task of sorting out if behaviors and challenges are adoption related or now, we asked an expert to help! Dr. Gregory Keck discusses common challenges at each developmental stage and offers real life examples and suggestions.

Is That My Birth Mom On Facebook?  $15.00

Online tools like Google and Facebook have revolutionized the way we look for information and connect with one another. Your teen (or even tween) may be searching for birth relatives online. She may also be approached online by a birth relative ... or someone posing as one. This webinar will share strategies on talking to your children about searching and preparing them for possible outcomes. It will also identify safety risks and discuss how to avoid them.

Overwhelmed for the Holidays: An Adoptive Parent's Guide to Navigating the Holidays  $15.00

Traveling, family gatherings, holiday foods and music are all special parts of celebrating the holidays. But for many children, especially those with sensory sensitivities or who may have only recently come into their adoptive home, the frenzy of the holidays can push them beyond their ability to cope. This webinar will help you understand your child's capacity to cope and help them regulate behaviors.

Snack, Play, Love : The Connection Between Nutrition and Your Child's Behavior  $15.00

Join Dr. Karyn Purvis as she discusses the most recent research on the impact nutrition can have on behavior.