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 clips, discussions, and hands-on activities.

About the facilitator: Christina Kunz is a Family Support Specialist with the Belonging Network, she supports adoptive, permanency, and kinship families through connection, conversation, and learning. She facilitates support groups, links caregivers with resources, and shares practical tools to help families understand their children’s needs and navigate the complexities of parenting. With a strong interest in attachment and trauma‑informed approaches, Christina is committed to creating warm, supportive spaces where caregivers feel comfortable reflecting and growing together.

Newly trained in the Circle of Security Parenting program, Christina is excited to bring this framework to adoptive families, kinship caregivers, and permanency families, valuing the way it helps make sense of children’s emotional worlds while strengthening caregivers’ capacity to be a secure base and safe haven. As a mother of two, she understands that parenting is both deeply rewarding and sometimes challenging, and she approaches her work with curiosity, compassion, and a belief in the continuous learning we all share as parents.

Dates: Thursdays, May 7 to June 25, 2026
Time: 12:30 to 2 p.m.
Cost: Free

Course outline:

  • Week 1: Welcome. We will talk about observation, fairy tales, and understanding that no parent is perfect.
  • Week 2: Exploring children's needs all around the Circle: bigger, stronger, wiser, and kind.
  • Week 3: "Being with" on the Circle: the importance of feeling understood.
  • Week 4: Being with infants on the Circle: helping children manage big emotions.
  • Week 5: The path to security: attachment and "shark music."
  • Week 6: Understanding struggles: "shark music" and miscuing.
  • Week 7: Rupture and repair: reflection, self-care, and reconnecting.
  • Week 8: Summary and celebration.

Important notes:

  • Due to high demand, please register only if you can commit to all 8 sessions. Attendance at all 8 sessions is required to ensure you gain the full benefit of the program.
  • This program is for those who are currently caregiving for a child.