Discussion Panels

Monsters Made With Love: Helping Kids Express Insecurities

Laurie Kay, creator of Monster Made with Love, joins us to talk about her company where anyone can create their own custom monster. Learn how these wonderful creatures are fantastic therapy for childr...

Using The Arts To Cope With Trauma With Foster/Adoptive Kids – Discussion Panel

Behaviors caused by trauma can be difficult to help someone deal with and walk through. Parenting these behaviors for the first time can be even trickier because it involves looking at and responding ...

Tips For Raising A Multicultural Family – Discussion Panel

There is so much more to caring for a child from a different cultural background than haircare. Make sure that your giving your child everything they need to grow up and form their identity in the bes...

Former Foster Youth Talk: Tips & Advice for Current Caregivers

Foster and adoptive parents have the difficult job of creating an nurturing environment for children who have come from traumatic places. However, many children themselves are unsure of their own feel...

How Do You See Hope In The Mess? – Nov. (2016) Discussion Panel

Sometimes foster or adoptive parents look at their life and wonder.. “How did I get here? This is a mess.” Learn tips and glean encouragement from our expert foster mothers. Join together ...

Prepare For Successful Holidays – Online Panel Discussion

Studies and professionals will tell you that kids from traumatic backgrounds do best with routine. Therefore, when holidays approach and threaten to throw that routine off balance, undesirable behavio...

When Partners Don’t Agree (on parenting) – Discussion Panel

Parenting children from traumatic backgrounds comes with its own unusual challenges. However, when both caregivers don’t see eye to eye, it can through everything into a further tailspin. See wh...

Using Media to Bond with Your Kids – Discussion Panel

Talking with children from traumatic backgrounds can be difficult. What questions do you ask? What topics do you steer clear of? How do you get them to open up?! Join us for this Discussion Panel of e...

Coping With Being Investigated – Discussion Panel of Experts

Your dreams of helping foster or adoptive kids didn’t include having your home or yourself investigated. It can be an embarrassing and stressful situation. Join our panel of experts as they disc...