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Children and Families First, Inc. provides a variety of parenting classes that are appropriate for families formed through adoption as well as families with biological ties to their children.

Meeting Wisconsin State Pre-Adoptive Training Requirements

Portions of our curriculum are aligned with the new core competencies required by the State of Wisconsin for pre-adoptive parents. For clients of Children and Families First, the Wisconsin requirements can be met by: If you are not a client of Children and Families First, you can find out which core competencies are addressed in each of our seminars by following the link to each specific seminar.

Series and Individual Classes

In order to make it easier to complete the training in a timely fashion, we periodically offer all 5 required classes together in a series. Participants are welcome to register for the entire series, or they can register for individual classes.

Currently we are offering the following types of classes:
  • Spring/Summer Tuesday series (5 evening sessions)
  • Summer Saturdays series (2 all-day Saturday sessions)
  • Fall Wednesday series (5 evening sessions)
  • Fall Friday/Saturday workshop (all-day Friday, all-day Saturday)
  • Assorted single-seminar sessions
Refer to the class schedule for specific meeting dates and times.

Class Offerings

A list of available classes is shown below, but not all classes are offered each year. Click on the class link to see a more detailed description. Please refer to the class schedule for specific meeting dates and times, as well as the cost of the classes.

Nature & Nurture
Positive Parenting
Promoting Attachment
Grief and Loss in Adoptive Families
Transracial Parenting
Preparing to Bring Your Child Home
(all-day session)
Beyond the Adoption Day
(all-day session)
Lifebooks for Adopted Children
Talking With Kids About Adoption
Meet & Greets for CFF Clients
Advanced Parenting for Challenging Children
Raising Children with a Healthy Sexual Identity
Bonding Beyond Babyhood: Lifelong Parenting from the Heart
Managing Sibling Rivalry
Meditation for Moms and De-Stressing for Dads