The training—featuring a clinical expert, parents who can suggest successful strategies, and individuals who live with FASD—will highlight solutions for parents and professionals related to these disorders that are 10 times more common in foster care than they are in the general population. Even … [Read more...]

Adopted youth who grow up in blended families are sometimes at risk for feeling somehow less connected than their non-adopted siblings. Join a conversation with an adoptive parent, a non-adopted sibling and an adoptee who have lived experience in blended families that include children born to and … [Read more...]

This webinar provides the lived experience of adoptive parents as well as some things we wished our younger selves had known and understood earlier. Topics will include:  handling your own fears; understanding how children understand and experience adoption; why the words we use matter; answering … [Read more...]

Pact believes that adopted people are the truest experts of their own experience. Yet, the adoptee perspective is too often subordinated to that of the adoptive parent. In this webinar, participants will hear from adopted adults of color as they share parts of their adoption journey. They will … [Read more...]

First/birth parents are the truest expert on their own experience. In this webinar, participants will hear from a panel of first/birth parents as they discuss the many complexities of adoption. This diverse and interactive panel will address topics such as pregnancy and childbirth, interactions with … [Read more...]

Parenting teens is something many of us fear as parents, and it’s no wonder: Being a teen is complex, and this phase of development often starts before the age of 13! Learn how to understand the many changes taking place in the brains, bodies and emotional centers of tweens and teens so you can … [Read more...]

Parenting an adopted child is both the same as, and incredibly different than parenting a child born to you. We will address specific parenting theories and their applicability to adoptive family life, with a focus on positive and effective discipline methods. When children exhibit challenging … [Read more...]

Adoptees are the truest experts of their own experience which is why we must listen to what they have to say. Participants will watch a short film featuring adoptees, ages 10 to 17, as they speak about their experiences with and thoughts on race, first/birth families, adoption and more. The … [Read more...]

Over NCFA’s decades supporting adoption professionals, we have found that prospective adoptive parents typically enter the process with many common questions: How do I know if intercountry adoption, domestic adoption, or adoption through foster care is right for me? Where do I even begin in the … [Read more...]

It can be hard to come up with the words in the moment – what if I say the wrong thing? For many parents, knowing the importance of talking openly with their child about adoption is the easy part and knowing what to say and how to say it can be more challenging. Learn how to talk with your child … [Read more...]