Below you will find a detailed outline of what will be covered in the Parenting Foster and Adopted Kids Advanced Training. As a participant of the class, you will receive two books (The Great Behavior Breakdown and Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control). These books will correspond to the topics presented in the training. If you have any questions about this training, feel free to contact us.

Parenting Foster and Adopted Kids Advanced Training Outline

Session 1: Understanding and Healing Trauma in Children:

Parents will watch and process the DVD Helping Children Heal
Parents will learn from Experts in the field of Attachment to understand:
- How stress affects development
- How parents help children emotionally regulate
- The effects of a parent’s emotional unavailability on their children
Parents will learn how children develop trust
Parents will learn how anger in children stems from underlying fear
Parents will learn the difference between dysregulation and disobedience
Parents will gain a basic understanding of brain functioning as it relates to trauma in children
Parents will learn how to be Bigger, Stronger, Wiser, and Kind in parenting their children

Session 2: Understanding How Children Develop Security in Attachment:

Parents will see how children develop security
Parents will become familiar with their children’s needs on the Circle of Security®
Parents will learn about how to support their children’s exploration
Parents will learn how to be available for their children to return to them
Parents will learn about the importance of “being with” children in their emotion
Parents will see how important their presence is for their children

Session 3: Understanding and Working Through Our own Fears:

Parents will learn how their own emotions can affect their ability to “be with” their children’s emotions
Parents will learn about children’s cues and miscues
Parents will see how a parent’s shift in her understanding of misbehavior improves her relationship with her son
Parents will learn about what secure attachment looks like
Parents will learn how to meet the needs of kids with insecure attachment
parents will learn how to become a safe base for their children

Session 4: Understanding and Handling Specific Behaviors:

Parents will learn how to regulate themselves to regulate their kids
Parents will learn how to handle lying and stealing
Parents will learn how to handle sexual acting out behaviors
Parents will learn how to help their children decrease their stress
Parents will learn how to handle behaviors at school
Parents will learn how to handle violence and other acting out behaviors

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