Reflective Parenting
Reflective Parenting helps families discover what it might be like to evaluate their parenting decisions based on multiple factors and contexts rather than on absolutes, to focus more on how you are than what you do as a parent and to better understand children as well as ourselves. Based in the work of Peter Fonagy, […]
Advocating for Your Kinship Placement at School
Advocating for children who need increased educational services helps many families reduce the stress associated with struggling at school. For many kinship families, this can be new and confusing territory. In this webinar, Harmony’s Education Consultant Franny Alexander, and Foster Parent Trainer Jess Tanaka will offer practical steps kinship families can take to get their […]
Therapeutic Parenting and Compassion Fatigue
Parenting, especially caring for children with high needs, can feel overwhelming, exhausting, and lonely. Two adoptive moms, who also work in the adoption field, will explore how parents can avoid compassion fatigue and burnout, while parenting therapeutically.
Co-Parenting Adoptive Children After Divorce
Any divorce can be tremendously stressful and difficult for children. For parents who have adopted children, divorce can further complicate already complex parenting. In this webinar, families will learn how to effectively communicate and co-parent to reduce stress and increase feelings of stability for their children during and after divorce.
Therapeutic Parenting – Relationships Matter
In this workshop we will explore attachment and how it impacts foster/adoptive families. Join Allison Cooke Douglas, adoptive mother of four and Manager of Harmony Family Center’s Resource Center in examining the role of relational health in the life span, how foster care and adoption can impact a child’s healthy relationships and how parents can […]
Strategies and Support at School: Autism
Although Autism takes many forms in the school environment, there are strategies that schools can use to support the autistic child. Whether behavior challenges, cognitive delays, academic deficits, or adaptive skills, supports are available. Join Harmony’s Education Consultant, Franny Alexander, to learn more about accommodations and modifications for the autistic child at school.
