I especially like all the video clips in Ain't Misbehavin' that give concrete examples of discipline vs. punishment and strategies that parents can use. The interactivity of the course is very engaging.
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Nearly half of all Americans surveyed believe children in foster care are there because of juvenile delinquency. In reality, the vast majority of children enter the foster care system through no fault of their own.
(National Foster Care Adoption Attitudes Survey)
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"Adoption in the Schools: A Lot to Learn"
(prepared by Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute)
This policy brief outlines the reasons educators need to learn more about adoption issues, explains the negative consequences of a lack of knowledge, and proposes steps that teachers, schools, curriculum developers and institutions of higher education can make progress toward placing all children and families on a level playing field in the classroom and beyond.
foster care adoption
There is a tremendous need for adoptive families for children in United States foster care --- approximately 130,000 children await a permanent home.
Many of the children available for adoption through the foster care system have been through quite a bit of turmoil in their short lives. Because of this, they will need extra support and understanding from an adoptive family. It is important that prospective parents understand the challenge associated with foster care adoption and prepare themselves to help the children and themselves thrive as a family in the future.
Adoption Learning Partners offers courses to help families pursuing foster care adoption cater to their future child's unique needs.