White Adoptive Parents: How Do We “Get it Right” When Having Hard Conversations About Current Events With Our Black Children
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 08:00 - 10:00am HST
Dr. Laura Anderson will be running a two hour masterclass on:
“How To Support Your Transracially Adopted Black Children Through Current Events.”
In this masterclass, we will engage in reflection and exercises that examine how our Whiteness shapes our approach to talking with our children. We will also practice concrete scripts for having hard conversations that will improve your ability to connect with your child and provide building blocks for the development of their healthy racial identities. Guidelines for talking to children at different ages will be explored in depth.
What the workshop will offer:
Reflection on whiteness, and how it shapes our fears about discussing race with our children.
Exercises that examine the reasons we tell ourselves our children “aren’t ready” to discuss race.
Concrete scripts for talking to children in different ways at different ages about;
Racism
Black Lives Matter
Police violence
Protests in age appropriate ways
Time for interactive feedback for participants.
What you will get out of this 2-hour master class;
An inter-active master class with Dr. Anderson, with activities and worksheets.
Concrete steps to take when having these conversations.
Specific scripts for having hard conversations with your children.
Specialised tools for your family on “What to say when…”
A list of resources to further your learning.
About the presenter:
Dr. Laura Anderson is a child and family psychologist who has worked with children ages 3-18 and their families for 25 years.
She specializes in supporting adoptive families, and is an adoptive parent herself. Dr. Anderson is passionate about social justice and has been involved in anti-racism work for decades.
She learns every day, and is happy to share concrete tips for White adoptive parents to talk to their Black children about racial identity, racism and current events.
Join me…
for this interactive event to find community, build skills, and learn how to show up more fully for the adopted Black children in your lives.
If you can’t join in person, we will send you the worksheet and the recording the next morning!
Based on my 20+ years as a child psychologist we will also discuss how to talk to children at different ages about race, racism, and current events.
The workshop will be highly interactive and participants will leave with concrete tools, having had individualized time for questions.
I am offering this Masterclass worth $260 for only $95!
“We Talk About “What To Say When””