Adoption and Parenting Classes

We offer parenting classes for adoptive and non-adoptive families.  For families in the process of adopting, class hours count toward the State of Wisconsin's requirements for pre-adoptive families.

Classes include:
  • Trust-Based Parenting (*)
  • Promoting Attachment (*)
  • Grief & Loss in Adoptive Families (*)
  • Managing Challenging Behaviors
  • Nature & Nurture -- factors that affect child development (*)
  • Transracial Parenting (*)
  • Talking About Adoption with Your Child (*)
  • Lifebooks

Why a Red Thread?

According to Chinese legend, an invisible red thread connects us with each person who is destined to play an important part in our lives. For adoptive families, this read thread connects children not only to their birth families, but also to their eventual families-to-be.
For more information, or to register for a class, email me at lori@redthreadlearning.com, or call me at 608-345-8217. 
Lori DuRussel, M.S., is an adoptive mom and has worked in the adoption field for 19 years.  She was the Education and Outreach Coordinator for a child placement agency and designed the current curriculum to meet the Wisconsin State requirements.  She believes that families come in all shapes and sizes, and she is excited to help new parents navigate the adoption maze.  Lori has a master's degree in educational psychology (cognitive science), with a focus on adult education and learning.

Her main responsibility for the last 20 years has been as mom to her four children (two adopted internationally, two born into her family).  By far this is the most challenging, sometimes frustrating, and gratifying job that she's ever held.  She is honored to be able to share her experiences with new families through the parent education that she does.
Web Hosting by iPage