Parenting Teens and Tweens with Developmental Trauma workshop with Andrea Chatwin
This two-hour workshop offers a supportive and informative space for parents raising tweens and teens with developmental trauma. Many young people with trauma histories struggle with asynchronous development, which can leave caring adults feeling baffled by their choices, reactions, or emotional intensity. This workshop helps parents make sense of what they’re seeing and respond from […]
Author Talk: Healing Big Hurts
In this author talk, Andrea Chatwin, co-author of Healing Big Hurts: Understanding Your Role in Your Child’s Trauma Therapy, shares the story behind why this book needed to be written and why parental involvement in therapy is essential for healing developmental trauma. Attendees will gain practical guidance on why parents must be active participants in […]
Connect Attachment program
Are you an adoptive parent of a pre-teen or teen you’re struggling to connect with? Whether your child’s challenges are shaped by trauma, emotional difficulties, or behavioural concerns, Connect Attachment is a free, evidence-based program that helps parents of youth ages 8–18 strengthen their relationship. Over 10 weekly sessions, parents will meet in a small […]
Adopting Teens and Tweens online information session
Considering adoption or curious about becoming a parent to a child or teen in need? Join our online info session to explore adoption from BC foster care. In BC, around half of the children waiting for permanency are between the ages of 12 and 18. This session will focus on the unique joys and challenges […]
Waiting Parents online discussion group
If you want to connect with a group that understands your journey, join our Waiting Parents online discussion group! In this series of group discussions, we’ll explore various topics related to adoption and permanency with the company of guest speakers. As a community, attendees will shape the conversation by suggesting topics they'd like to learn […]
Waiting Parents online discussion group
If you want to connect with a group that understands your journey, join our Waiting Parents online discussion group! In this series of group discussions, we’ll explore various topics related to adoption and permanency with the company of guest speakers. As a community, attendees will shape the conversation by suggesting topics they'd like to learn […]
Waiting Parents online discussion group
If you want to connect with a group that understands your journey, join our Waiting Parents online discussion group! In this series of group discussions, we’ll explore various topics related to adoption and permanency with the company of guest speakers. As a community, attendees will shape the conversation by suggesting topics they'd like to learn […]
Waiting Parents guest speaker session with Andrea Chatwin
If you want to connect with a group that understands your journey, join our Waiting Parents online discussion group! In March, we’re excited to welcome Andrea Chatwin, a trauma therapist, adoptive parent, and founder of A Child’s Song, as our special guest for this month’s Waiting Parents group. Andrea brings deep insight into how families […]
Let’s Connect: Before dinner online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: Before dinner online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: Before dinner online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: Before dinner online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: Before dinner online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: Before dinner online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: Before dinner online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: Before dinner online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: Before dinner online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: Before dinner online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: Before dinner online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: Before dinner online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: At lunch online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: At lunch online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: At lunch online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: At lunch online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: At lunch online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: At lunch online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: At lunch online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: At lunch online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: At lunch online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: At lunch online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Let’s Connect: At lunch online support group
Are you navigating the challenges of parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency? Our drop-in Let's Connect support group provides a safe and welcoming space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to build community. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you're […]
Circle of Security parenting program – WAITLIST
Do you want to strengthen your relationship with your children? Join the Circle of Security parenting program. This program will help you understand your children's needs, develop effective parenting skills, and learn how to be bigger, stronger, wiser, and kind. You'll gain practical tools to build a strong, responsive relationship with your children through video […]
Connect Attachment program – WAITLIST
Are you an adoptive parent of a pre-teen or teen you’re struggling to connect with? Whether your child’s challenges are shaped by trauma, emotional difficulties, or behavioural concerns, Connect Attachment is a free, evidence-based program that helps parents of youth ages 8–18 strengthen their relationship. Over 10 weekly sessions, parents will meet in a small […]
Adopting Teens and Tweens online information session
Considering adoption or curious about becoming a parent to a child or teen in need? Join our online info session to explore adoption from BC foster care. In BC, around half of the children waiting for permanency are between the ages of 12 and 18. This session will focus on the unique joys and challenges […]
Connect Attachment program
Are you an adoptive parent of a pre-teen or teen you’re struggling to connect with? Whether your child’s challenges are shaped by trauma, emotional difficulties, or behavioural concerns, Connect Attachment is a free, evidence-based program that helps parents of youth ages 8–18 strengthen their relationship. Over 10 weekly sessions, parents will meet in a small […]
Trauma-Informed Parenting support session
Are you a parent, caregiver, or waiting parent raising children who have experienced trauma? Would you like to connect with other caregivers who face the same challenges, and learn from a professional who's been there too? Join the Trauma-Informed Parenting support session to discuss parenting strategies, support one another, and get expert advice and answers […]
Trauma-Informed Parenting support session
Are you a parent, caregiver, or waiting parent raising children who have experienced trauma? Would you like to connect with other caregivers who face the same challenges, and learn from a professional who's been there too? Join the Trauma-Informed Parenting support session to discuss parenting strategies, support one another, and get expert advice and answers […]
Surviving & Thriving – WAITLIST
This workshop is designed to prepare adoptive and permanency families as they navigate the critical and often challenging first two years of placement. It covers topics such as transitions, behaviour, attachment, and openness. Our interactive format provides a toolkit of practical strategies to help families develop realistic expectations, gain knowledge, and build specific skills. Format: […]
Parenting Teens & Tweens – WAITLIST
Our Parenting Teens & Tweens workshop provides an introduction to the joys, challenges, and typical behaviours associated with parenting a teen or tween in or from care. This three-part online workshop will help parents understand teen development and offer practical tips and tools to support their parenting journey. Format: The course consists of three online […]