A Support Group for Parents in Racially Diverse Families
This support group will provide a space where interracial adoptive parents of children (and adults) of all ages can share their experiences about parenting children of a different race, while fostering a sense of community.
WHEN: Third Wednesday of the month beginning April 13, 2024 from 7:00-8:30 PM EST
WHERE: Zoom
COST: One-time fee of $25
A Support Group for Parents in Racially Diverse Families
This support group will provide a space where interracial adoptive parents of children (and adults) of all ages can share their experiences about parenting children of a different race, while fostering a sense of community. Without the support of their parents, interracial adoptees are at a disadvantage. However, sometimes, it can be hard for parents to know what is going on with their children and when to step up, step back, or take a different route entirely. This support group offers a free-flowing environment where participants can share anything relevant to the discussion surrounding their families. Additionally, within the support group, how to form and maintain secure attachments in interracial adoptive households, the importance of creating diverse environments, how to talk about race and racism with children, navigating birth family relationships, and the urgency of examining our own biases as we attempt to support the needs of interracial adoptees, are all topics the group expects to talk about with great vulnerability. We look forward to seeing you!
Registration Details: A one-time payment of $25 provides lifetime access to the support group
ABOUT THE FACILIATOR:
Tony Hynes, Ph.D. was adopted by his parents, Mary and Janet, in the mid-1990s. He has been invited to be a speaker at conferences on adoption and foster care throughout the nation and has a passion for speaking up for children and families touched by challenges in the adoption and foster care system. He writes about his experiences growing up as both an interracial adoptee and as a child growing up in an LGBTQ-headed household in his memoir “The Son With Two Moms“, which has been cited in the DC family court system to inform best practice. Tony’s work and writing have been featured in The Atlantic, and he is a contributing author to books such as What White Parents Should Know About Transracial Adoption and Adoption Unfiltered. Tony completed his master’s thesis in Sociology on the psychology of children within the same-sex headed household, and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. His dissertation focuses on social connectedness among adult, interracial adoptees. As the Training and Content Development Specialist at C.A.S.E., Tony has designed innovative training curriculums that help families and professionals respond to evaluation and assessment tools that encapsulate holistic pictures of adoptees and foster youth.
