Holt Webinars on Special Issues
Holt will work with families to develop personalized training activities based on a family’s parenting experience and a child’s specific history and needs. The following webinars are offered for them.
Recorded Webinars by Topic
Sibling Preparation
Sisters & Brothers Series:
This webinar is based on Arleta James’ book about preparing children already in the home for the addition of a new sibling through international adoption. It will review introducing the idea to preparing to home coming and the transition of getting settled in together.
How to Feed When You Worry Your Child Is Too Small: From “Failure” to Feeding With Confidence
Older Children
May I Have This Dance?
- Part 1: will explore the multiple layers of adolescent attachment, gender differences, conflicting developmental tasks, and impacts of complex developmental trauma.
- Part 2: will explore how parents can respond to their adolescent in meaningful, informed, and effective ways.
Trauma and Fear
- Wounded Children, Healing Homes (Coming Soon!)
- You Ain’t Crazy: A Discussion on Parenting Traumatized Children by Jane Schooler
Communicating
- Communication Series: Parents & Adoptees Talk
- Communication Series: Are you Listening?
- What Adoptees Wish Their Parents Knew: The Challenges of Effective Communication
- Teens Talk About Adoption
- Are you Ready to Talk Adoption?
Citizenship and Culture
- Is My Child a U.S Citizen? What Adoptive Parents Should Know
- Birth Country, Culture, and Family – Learn the Best Ways to Support Adoptees Through Travel & Birth Culture