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AGES & STAGES OF ADOPTIVE PARENTING JOURNEY: WHAT'S DIFFERENT? WHAT'S THE SAME?
A 3-part series for parents to explore the "ages and stages" of parenting adopted children. Appropriate for both waiting parents and adoptive parents. Advance registration is required.
DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION HERE
WHEN: Monday evenings, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
WHERE: Bethesda Lutheran Church, 305 St. Ronan Street, New Haven, CT
COST: Program fee for all 3 sessions is $75 per person, $100 per couple.
CHILD CARE: can be provided if needed for a minimal additional cost. Please email Lynn Gabbard for additional details.
SESSION I - Mon., April 21, 2008; 6:30 - 8:30 pm Children's understanding of adoption across the developmental stages from infancy through adolescence. Strategies for talking with your child about adoption, answering their questions and sharing difficult information in age appropriate ways.
SESSION II - Mon., April 28, 2008; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
The role of birthfamily as children grow - the sometimes difficult complex thoughts and feelings associated with birthfamily issues and ways to help your child (and yourself!) handle them. Video of children ages 7-12 expressing their feelings and asking their questions and discussion of strategies to address them effectively.
SESSION III - Mon., May 5, 2008; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
How much is too much...or not enough? Discussion of ways to successfully incorporate adoption into your family's everyday life without "overdoing it!" In what ways is adoptive parenting different and in what ways is it the same? How can adoptive parents support each other
THE MULTICULTURAL FAMILY GROWS UP: WHAT WE KNOW, WHAT WE CONTINUE TO LEARN
A 4-part series for families who have adopted children transracially/ transculturally. Each session is designed to heighten parental awareness of the impact of race on the adoption experience across the lifecycle of the adoptive family. Appropriate for both waiting parents and adoptive parents. Advance registration is required.
DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION HERE
WHEN: Tuesday evenings, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
WHERE: Bethany Lutheran Church, 50 Court Street, Cromwell, CT
COST: Program fee for all 4 sessions is $100 per person, $125 per couple.
CHILD CARE: can be provided if needed for a minimal additional cost. Please email Lynn Gabbard for additional details.
SESSION I - Tues., May 13, 2008; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
"Ages and stages" of children's understanding and perception of race and racial differences within their family, their school, their peer group, their community.
SESSION II - Tues., May 20, 2008; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Helping your child navigate and manage day to day life as a "perpetual foreigner"* - within the family, within their peer group, within the broader community. (*phrase coined by author, Jane Hyun).
SESSION III - Tues., May 27, 2008; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Transracial dating and relationships: adult adoptees share their personal experiences and perspectives.
SESSION IV - Tues., June 4, 2008; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Panel of adoptive parents who have raised transracially/ transculturally adopted children to adulthood share their insights and "acquired wisdom."
Special Events
NEW! 2 Adoptive Parenting Series in April & May '08...AGES & STAGES OF ADOPTIVE PARENTING JOURNEY: WHAT'S DIFFERENT? WHAT'S THE SAME?
A 3-part series for parents to explore the "ages and stages" of parenting adopted children. Appropriate for both waiting parents and adoptive parents. Advance registration is required.
DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION HERE
WHEN: Monday evenings, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
WHERE: Bethesda Lutheran Church, 305 St. Ronan Street, New Haven, CT
COST: Program fee for all 3 sessions is $75 per person, $100 per couple.
CHILD CARE: can be provided if needed for a minimal additional cost. Please email Lynn Gabbard for additional details.
SESSION I - Mon., April 21, 2008; 6:30 - 8:30 pm Children's understanding of adoption across the developmental stages from infancy through adolescence. Strategies for talking with your child about adoption, answering their questions and sharing difficult information in age appropriate ways.
SESSION II - Mon., April 28, 2008; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
The role of birthfamily as children grow - the sometimes difficult complex thoughts and feelings associated with birthfamily issues and ways to help your child (and yourself!) handle them. Video of children ages 7-12 expressing their feelings and asking their questions and discussion of strategies to address them effectively.
SESSION III - Mon., May 5, 2008; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
How much is too much...or not enough? Discussion of ways to successfully incorporate adoption into your family's everyday life without "overdoing it!" In what ways is adoptive parenting different and in what ways is it the same? How can adoptive parents support each other
THE MULTICULTURAL FAMILY GROWS UP: WHAT WE KNOW, WHAT WE CONTINUE TO LEARN
A 4-part series for families who have adopted children transracially/ transculturally. Each session is designed to heighten parental awareness of the impact of race on the adoption experience across the lifecycle of the adoptive family. Appropriate for both waiting parents and adoptive parents. Advance registration is required.
DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION HERE
WHEN: Tuesday evenings, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
WHERE: Bethany Lutheran Church, 50 Court Street, Cromwell, CT
COST: Program fee for all 4 sessions is $100 per person, $125 per couple.
CHILD CARE: can be provided if needed for a minimal additional cost. Please email Lynn Gabbard for additional details.
SESSION I - Tues., May 13, 2008; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
"Ages and stages" of children's understanding and perception of race and racial differences within their family, their school, their peer group, their community.
SESSION II - Tues., May 20, 2008; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Helping your child navigate and manage day to day life as a "perpetual foreigner"* - within the family, within their peer group, within the broader community. (*phrase coined by author, Jane Hyun).
SESSION III - Tues., May 27, 2008; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Transracial dating and relationships: adult adoptees share their personal experiences and perspectives.
SESSION IV - Tues., June 4, 2008; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Panel of adoptive parents who have raised transracially/ transculturally adopted children to adulthood share their insights and "acquired wisdom."