Building Up Forgiveness  
Building up Forgiveness is a one-day event for adoptive parents and their children to give families tools to engage in conversations with their children about living a life of forgiveness. This event will give children and families the opportunity to encourage forgiveness on a smaller scale as well as relate to broader issues, like those that may relate directly to their adoption. Forgiveness is a...

Type: Conference		Related Organization: Adoption Resources of Wisconsin
Date: Sep. 11, 2010

Transitioning to Adult Living  
If you are a parent or caregiver for a youth approaching adulthood, this program is for you. Our presenter, Mike Heath, will draw from his passion for providing resources and support for youth aging out of care, as well as his vast experience working with youth. Mike’s presentation will include resources available to youth aging out of care, as well as ways for foster parents to assist...

Type: Seminar		Related Organization: Adoption Resources of Wisconsin
Date: Sep. 15, 2010

W.I.S.E. Up! The World About Adoption!  
Nearly all adopted children are asked questions about adoption. Children sometimes find it difficult and uncomfortable to answer, as they don’t always know what to say, or they regret, afterwards, what they did say. They are often left with a mixture of many emotions. Parents have also felt these emotions when questioned about their adoptive families. This one-day conference will assist...

Type: Conference		Related Organization: Adoption Resources of Wisconsin
Date: Oct. 09, 2010

Building Healthy Adoptive Families: Ten Factors of Success  
Learn about the 10 factors for adoptive families that can help you build an awareness of successful adoptive family life. Leann Meiners will present strategies, attitudes and values that can help families enhance attachment and develop realistic expectations—for themselves and their adoption experience. Leann Meiners, Training Coordinator for ARW, has worked with adoptive and foster...

Type: Seminar		Related Organization: Adoption Resources of Wisconsin
Date: Nov. 18, 2010