tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146102599533184840.post3108802086651731585..comments2024-03-20T01:25:27.820-05:00Comments on Cheese Curds and Kimchi: Parent trainingPixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742248761172865856noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146102599533184840.post-40953911073692029212010-07-21T22:05:01.118-05:002010-07-21T22:05:01.118-05:00Terrible! How are these babies not wanted? Their b...Terrible! How are these babies not wanted? Their birth mothers wanted them enough to not abort and then make a very tough decision on the best life for their child even if it means not being raised by them... besides being wanted by their final family from before they were even born as well as all the love care agencies and foster families provide. Sheesh.<br /><br />My agency had me do this one: https://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/conspicuous_families.cfm and I liked it from what I remember. We also did one on attachement by them and 'finding the missing pieces'. From what I remember, they weren't tedious and had different scenarios to look at: foster, orphanage, older child, baby, etc...https://www.blogger.com/profile/12397457694205894845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146102599533184840.post-20203638360218305312010-07-20T00:54:38.240-05:002010-07-20T00:54:38.240-05:00Wow... I was going to comment that it's impres...Wow... I was going to comment that it's impressive how much education you are getting. But if that's the sort of education they're mandating, then I'm not sure that's a good thing at all. What about potential adopters who DON'T know enough to question these things? They're certainly doing nothing for perpetuating negative stereotypes about adoption. :(Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772427117417427298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146102599533184840.post-10563204715620576992010-07-19T20:44:53.651-05:002010-07-19T20:44:53.651-05:00Wow, I can't believe that---how awful! You wo...Wow, I can't believe that---how awful! You would think there would be a bit more vetting of content (not to mention grammar!) before making this stuff live. Kind of makes me glad our agency insists on in-person classes for the parent education. Hope the rest of your classes are better than this one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146102599533184840.post-66195042240683797842010-07-19T11:03:33.696-05:002010-07-19T11:03:33.696-05:00Oh good. I'm not completely off my rocker. I a...Oh good. I'm not completely off my rocker. I agree with you Amy--too bad there aren't more specific trainings out there instead of the one-size-fits-all approach. We know that just isn't true. <br /><br />If anyone knows of some good online trainings (or others in the Milwaukee area) please let us know!Pixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17742248761172865856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146102599533184840.post-44870936929260256432010-07-19T09:44:23.176-05:002010-07-19T09:44:23.176-05:00I am just as horrified as you are. That word shoul...I am just as horrified as you are. That word should NOT be used, especially by "professionals."<br /><br />We're in the midst of our online courses, too, from a different organization. Some are interesting and have provoked good discussion; others are incredibly tedious and don't apply to us--concerning adopting older children, the effects of institutional care, adopting siblings. It's a bit frustrating having to spend time on these subjects, since the education process overall is so time-consuming. And it's scary to read about a lot of developmental and emotional things that (hopefully) won't apply to our family, since we're not adopting a four-year-old from an orphanage.<br /><br />I really wish there was an education program specific to Korean adoption, or at least to adopting very young children that have been in foster homes.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00878950799184801095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146102599533184840.post-35456653830006871932010-07-19T07:28:47.360-05:002010-07-19T07:28:47.360-05:00I HATED this class too. I found it so bad that I d...I HATED this class too. I found it so bad that I didn't even have DH waste his time on it. (he did them after me.) I was appalled by all the same things you were. we used another website for the others that was so much more helpful. I can't recall that website off hand though, since I'm not at home at the moment.<br /><br />I hope the rest are better for you guys.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11568731053148296398noreply@blogger.com