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Breakout session from 2019 Entrusted Conference. Learn more at entrustednetwork.com As parents and caregivers, we have hopes and dreams for our kids. We try our best to shape their values and behaviors in an effort to help them be successful. What happens when they are fast approaching adulthood and we see them veering “off script”? They’ve decided to pave their own way and reject many of the things you’ve tried to instill in them. How do you continue to parent well while also letting go of control and allowing them to make their own mistakes? How does your parenting style with your older children (maybe even adult children) affect the younger kids you may still have in your home?

Breakout from 2019 Entrusted Conference Learn more at entrustednetwork.com When families are built through adoption, it isn't unusual to have a mixing of colors and cultures. How do we raise our children in our culture and with a new heritage while not dismissing their biological culture and heritage? A panel of men and women who have adopted children with different race and cultural backgrounds will share their experiences and take your questions.

Breakout Session from 2019 Entrusted Conference learn more at entrustednetwork.com Are you pulling your hair out trying to find a way to help your foster or adopted child's biological family? If your heart is open to fostering children or adopting, you may also find yourself desperately wanting to help their biological families. Foster or adoptive parents often have unique access into the life of a struggling family. This session will help you look at the big picture, to help you rise above the next crisis, and offer practical tips for fulfilling your role in their restoration.

Breakout Session from 2019 Entrusted Conference Learn more at entrustednetwork.com Life as an adoptive or foster parent can pull you in a million different directions. When attachment, medical needs, and all the other stuff of life keeps coming at you, regular date nights are no longer realistic. You need practical ideas to protect your relationship and keep your marriage on mission.