Courses That Help You Parent
A curated collection of courses created to help you and your family thrive.
Courses
Our self-paced courses offer practical tools to help you understand behaviors, build emotional safety, and strengthen connection. Each course includes an hour video module, a quick quiz, and a certificate of completion, so you leave confident, equipped, and recognized for your growth.
The Expectation Gap: Setting Realistic Goals for Children from Hard Histories
Just $35.00
In this foundational course April Ficklin helps caregivers understand the “expectation gap” the difference between a child’s chronological age and their stage of emotional, developmental, or brain-based functioning. Participants learn how trauma impacts development, why structure and connection must work together, and how to scaffold skills in a way that reduces shame and increases success.
Thriving in Multicultural Families: Wisdom From an Adoptee and Adoptive Parent
Just $35.00
This powerful conversation between Isaac Etter and his adoptive mom Julie Etter offers an honest look at what it takes to raise children across race, culture, and difference. With vulnerability, humor, and deep reflection, Isaac and Julie share the realities of parenting in a multicultural family from early conversations about identity and belonging to navigating bias, school incidents, grief, and emotional safety at home.
Dysregulated: Why Does My Child Go From 0–60 in Two Seconds?
Just $35.00
In this course, April Ficklin explains the brain science behind dysregulation. Participants learn how trauma shapes brain development, how the nervous system interprets safety, and why some kids move into fight/flight so quickly. This workshop gives parents a clear map for identifying protection mode vs. connection mode, building co-regulation skills, meeting sensory needs, and responding to challenging behaviors without escalating the moment further.
Introduction To:
Adoption, Trauma, and Attachment
Just $35.00
This course offers an in-depth exploration of the complex intersections between adoption, trauma, and attachment, with a focus on how these dynamics impact children and the families who care for them.
Introduction to Transracial Adoption
Just $35.00
This course, Introduction to Transracial Adoption, provides a foundational understanding of what transracial adoption is, explores its historical context, and offers practical considerations for adoptive parents.
Understanding and Supporting Transracial Adoptees and Fosterees
Just $35.00
In this course, transracial adoptee and educator Isaac Etter shares his lived experience growing up as a Black adoptee in a white family. Through personal reflection and practical wisdom, Isaac offers adoptive and foster parents essential tools and insight into how to excel as transracial parents.
Conflict, Resistance, and Defiance Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory
Just $35.00
This course introduces parents and caregivers to the foundational principles of Polyvagal Theory as a framework for understanding challenging behaviors in children, especially those with trauma histories. Participants will explore how defiance, resistance, and conflict are often rooted in the body's automatic nervous system responses, rather than conscious disobedience.
Winning with Kinks, Curls, and Coils: Confident Hair Care for Transracial Adoptive Parents
Just $35.00
This course is designed for transracial adoptive and foster parents raising Black children. Led by Terria Roushun, this empowering course walks parents through five transformative steps to achieve “Hair Care Relief."
Love & Coils:
From Dry to Nourished
Just $35.00
The Love & Coils Course is a compassionate and expert-led guide for transracial adoptive and foster parents committed to understanding and caring for their Black child’s hair. In this powerful session, cosmetologist and trauma-informed care educator Terria Roushun addresses one of the most common concerns from caregivers: dry hair.
Healthy Boundaries for Teens: A Trauma-Informed Guide to Structure & Trust
Just $35.00
In this course, April Ficklin breaks down how to create developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed boundaries that help teens feel safe, empowered, and connected. Participants learn how to balance nurture and structure, build trust through collaboration, and use boundaries as a tool for growth rather than punishment.
What Should I Do When My Child Lies and Manipulates?
Just $35.00
In this course, April Ficklin breaks down why lying and manipulation show up so frequently in adoptive and foster homes and how parents can respond in ways that build trust instead of fear. Participants learn how trauma shapes a child’s survival strategies, why honesty can feel unsafe, and what it means to parent from connection rather than reactivity.
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