• Wired Winds: Understanding the Impact of Technology, Screen Time, and Social Media on Growing Brains

    Virtual Event

    In today's digital age, technology is woven into nearly every part of our children's lives- from classrooms to living rooms, and everywhere in between. But how is this constant connectivity shaping their brains, and what does this mean for behavior and well-being? This presentation is designed for caregivers and professionals who want to better understand…

    Free
  • W.I.S.E. Up!®

    Children’s Home – St. Paul Office, 1605 Eustis Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, United States
    - Activities

    FREE Dinner and Live Workshop for Parents and Children (Grades 3-6)  W.I.S.E. Up!® is an empowerment program designed to create a safe space for children to express their feelings about being adopted and prepare them for intrusive questions and insensitive remarks from peers and others:  “Why don’t you look like your parents?”  “How much did you cost?”  “Where are…

  • Webinar: Child to Parent Violence

    - Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States

    Join Us for a Webinar: Child to Parent Violence Tuesday, Nov. 4 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm (CT) via Zoom This training explores the often-overlooked dynamic of child-to-parent violence, a form of family violence rooted in histories of emotional and psychological health, attachment disruptions, and regulation difficulties. Participants will gain insight into the underlying causes…

  • Affirming a Youth’s Whole Identity Training

    Supporting and Affirming LGBTQ+ Youth
    - Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States
    - Ongoing Learning

    This is a new training that Ampersand Families is offering to our families. It will focus on how to support and affirm a youth who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, or another identity in the LGBTQ+ community in an adoptive, pre-adoptive, or relative/kinship home. This training will also include strategies to implement…

  • Webinar: Wholistic View of Health

    - Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States

    Join Us for a Webinar: Wholistic View of Health Tuesday, Nov. 11 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm (CT) via Zoom This training is designed for foster and adoptive parents who want…

  • [Fall Forum] Indigenous Kids in Foster and Adoptive Placements

    - Ongoing Learning

    Join renowned scholar and educator Anton Treuer for an in-depth training event, "Indigenous Kids in Foster and Adoptive Placements: From the Indian Child Welfare Act to Best Practices for Helping…

    Free
  • [Fall Forum] Unlocking the Power of Play for Connection

    Play is biologically hard-wired into every human. It's not frivolous; it's a powerful, fundamental tool to build resilience, empathy, connection, trust, well-being, creativity, optimism, and more. Play enables human flourishing.…

    Free