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SUMMARY:Big Baffling Behaviors class Summer 2026
DESCRIPTION:This 8-week course will teach you what behavior really is\, and how to change it. Created by Robyn Gobbel and based on the USA Best Selling book by the same name\, Raising Kids with Big\, Baffling Behaviors: A Course for Parents. Make your child’s behavior make sense- even the ones that don’t.  You’ll become equipped with interventions\, tools\, and techniques- that actually work! And in this no-shame\, no blame approach to parenting\, you’ll finally understand why knowing is only half the battle. The course is strategically designed so you don’t just learn a bunch of parenting tools and techniques. By the end\, you’ll actually be able to do the powerful techniques you’ll learn. \nLOGISTICS: \nStarting Thursday\, June 18th\, weekly pre-recorded modules will be released each Thursday for 8 weeks.  \nStarting Monday\, June 29\, weekly\, interactive group meetings will be held virtually each Monday for 8 weeks from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The last session is Monday\, August 17.  \nMore about the course: This Big\, Baffling Behaviors course will benefit all parents and caregivers but is especially offered for those parenting kids with vulnerable nervous systems and baffling behaviors. This includes children with a history of trauma and toxic stress (including foster care and adoption)\, as well as children who are neurodivergent\, gifted\, have sensory processing differences\, or neuroimmune disorders.  You might not know why your child has a vulnerable nervous system\, and that’s OK.  This course is for you\, too. \nThe three core tenets of Raising Kids with Big\, Baffling Behaviors: A Course for Parents and Caregivers are \n\nBehavior is just a clue.  It’s what we see on the outside that gives us some information about what might be happening on the inside.\nWe all need connection to survive.  If your child is behaving in a way that makes us not want to be connected to them\, we can pause and ask “What’s up with that?”\nRegulated\, connected kids who feel safe behave well.  To change children’s behaviors\, we will look for ways to increase regulation\, connection\, and felt-safety.\n\nThe 12 lessons are grouped into: \nSection 1– How to Become the Expert in Your Child’s Behaviors.  Using the science of being relationally\, socially\, and behaviorally human\, this section will demystify the most baffling behaviors.  You’ll change how to see and interpret your child’s behavior.  That change will become the most powerful tool in your parenting toolbox. \nSection 2– Now\, Let’s “Fix” Those Behaviors.  Your parenting toolbox will be stuffed with brain\, body\, and sensory strategies- that actually work. These techniques will strengthen your child’s nervous system and decrease baffling behaviors.  Better yet\, by the end of this section you’ll know what interventions to use when. \nSection 3– Why Knowing Isn’t Even Half the Battle.  You aren’t a bad parent or caregiver\, so what happens between learning new parenting skills and actually using those new parenting skills?  Section 3 will grow your tolerance for baffling behaviors so you can parent the way that you want to. \nTHIS COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF YOU ARE… \n\nReady to move past behavior intervention techniques\nLonging to find a way to see your child’s true self….even if they never show it to you\nWilling to do the hard work of looking inward to move onward\n\nTHIS COURSE MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST FIT IF YOU ARE… \n\nLooking for the right behavior intervention to change your child’s behaviors\nMost comfortable with consequence-based parenting interventions\nNot interested in considering and addressing the underlying cause of difficult behaviors\nParenting a child with chronically dangerous behaviors (violence\, aggression\, substance abuse\, sexually acting out\, self-injury\, etc.)\n\n$200 cost of the course includes: \n\n8 weeks of video modules for you to view on your own BEFORE class on Monday\nA weekly virtual discussion group meeting on Mondays from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. eastern time\n100+ page online workbook you can print or view\nBonus materials emailed weekly to support the weekly discussions
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/big-baffling-behaviors-class-summer-2026/2026-07-13/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Kinship,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T200000
DTSTAMP:20260629T211554Z
CREATED:20260603T133256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T211554Z
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SUMMARY:Big Baffling Behaviors class Summer 2026
DESCRIPTION:This 8-week course will teach you what behavior really is\, and how to change it. Created by Robyn Gobbel and based on the USA Best Selling book by the same name\, Raising Kids with Big\, Baffling Behaviors: A Course for Parents. Make your child’s behavior make sense- even the ones that don’t.  You’ll become equipped with interventions\, tools\, and techniques- that actually work! And in this no-shame\, no blame approach to parenting\, you’ll finally understand why knowing is only half the battle. The course is strategically designed so you don’t just learn a bunch of parenting tools and techniques. By the end\, you’ll actually be able to do the powerful techniques you’ll learn. \nLOGISTICS: \nStarting Thursday\, June 18th\, weekly pre-recorded modules will be released each Thursday for 8 weeks.  \nStarting Monday\, June 29\, weekly\, interactive group meetings will be held virtually each Monday for 8 weeks from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The last session is Monday\, August 17.  \nMore about the course: This Big\, Baffling Behaviors course will benefit all parents and caregivers but is especially offered for those parenting kids with vulnerable nervous systems and baffling behaviors. This includes children with a history of trauma and toxic stress (including foster care and adoption)\, as well as children who are neurodivergent\, gifted\, have sensory processing differences\, or neuroimmune disorders.  You might not know why your child has a vulnerable nervous system\, and that’s OK.  This course is for you\, too. \nThe three core tenets of Raising Kids with Big\, Baffling Behaviors: A Course for Parents and Caregivers are \n\nBehavior is just a clue.  It’s what we see on the outside that gives us some information about what might be happening on the inside.\nWe all need connection to survive.  If your child is behaving in a way that makes us not want to be connected to them\, we can pause and ask “What’s up with that?”\nRegulated\, connected kids who feel safe behave well.  To change children’s behaviors\, we will look for ways to increase regulation\, connection\, and felt-safety.\n\nThe 12 lessons are grouped into: \nSection 1– How to Become the Expert in Your Child’s Behaviors.  Using the science of being relationally\, socially\, and behaviorally human\, this section will demystify the most baffling behaviors.  You’ll change how to see and interpret your child’s behavior.  That change will become the most powerful tool in your parenting toolbox. \nSection 2– Now\, Let’s “Fix” Those Behaviors.  Your parenting toolbox will be stuffed with brain\, body\, and sensory strategies- that actually work. These techniques will strengthen your child’s nervous system and decrease baffling behaviors.  Better yet\, by the end of this section you’ll know what interventions to use when. \nSection 3– Why Knowing Isn’t Even Half the Battle.  You aren’t a bad parent or caregiver\, so what happens between learning new parenting skills and actually using those new parenting skills?  Section 3 will grow your tolerance for baffling behaviors so you can parent the way that you want to. \nTHIS COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF YOU ARE… \n\nReady to move past behavior intervention techniques\nLonging to find a way to see your child’s true self….even if they never show it to you\nWilling to do the hard work of looking inward to move onward\n\nTHIS COURSE MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST FIT IF YOU ARE… \n\nLooking for the right behavior intervention to change your child’s behaviors\nMost comfortable with consequence-based parenting interventions\nNot interested in considering and addressing the underlying cause of difficult behaviors\nParenting a child with chronically dangerous behaviors (violence\, aggression\, substance abuse\, sexually acting out\, self-injury\, etc.)\n\n$200 cost of the course includes: \n\n8 weeks of video modules for you to view on your own BEFORE class on Monday\nA weekly virtual discussion group meeting on Mondays from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. eastern time\n100+ page online workbook you can print or view\nBonus materials emailed weekly to support the weekly discussions
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/big-baffling-behaviors-class-summer-2026/2026-07-20/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Kinship,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260727T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260727T200000
DTSTAMP:20260629T211554Z
CREATED:20260603T133256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T211554Z
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SUMMARY:Big Baffling Behaviors class Summer 2026
DESCRIPTION:This 8-week course will teach you what behavior really is\, and how to change it. Created by Robyn Gobbel and based on the USA Best Selling book by the same name\, Raising Kids with Big\, Baffling Behaviors: A Course for Parents. Make your child’s behavior make sense- even the ones that don’t.  You’ll become equipped with interventions\, tools\, and techniques- that actually work! And in this no-shame\, no blame approach to parenting\, you’ll finally understand why knowing is only half the battle. The course is strategically designed so you don’t just learn a bunch of parenting tools and techniques. By the end\, you’ll actually be able to do the powerful techniques you’ll learn. \nLOGISTICS: \nStarting Thursday\, June 18th\, weekly pre-recorded modules will be released each Thursday for 8 weeks.  \nStarting Monday\, June 29\, weekly\, interactive group meetings will be held virtually each Monday for 8 weeks from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The last session is Monday\, August 17.  \nMore about the course: This Big\, Baffling Behaviors course will benefit all parents and caregivers but is especially offered for those parenting kids with vulnerable nervous systems and baffling behaviors. This includes children with a history of trauma and toxic stress (including foster care and adoption)\, as well as children who are neurodivergent\, gifted\, have sensory processing differences\, or neuroimmune disorders.  You might not know why your child has a vulnerable nervous system\, and that’s OK.  This course is for you\, too. \nThe three core tenets of Raising Kids with Big\, Baffling Behaviors: A Course for Parents and Caregivers are \n\nBehavior is just a clue.  It’s what we see on the outside that gives us some information about what might be happening on the inside.\nWe all need connection to survive.  If your child is behaving in a way that makes us not want to be connected to them\, we can pause and ask “What’s up with that?”\nRegulated\, connected kids who feel safe behave well.  To change children’s behaviors\, we will look for ways to increase regulation\, connection\, and felt-safety.\n\nThe 12 lessons are grouped into: \nSection 1– How to Become the Expert in Your Child’s Behaviors.  Using the science of being relationally\, socially\, and behaviorally human\, this section will demystify the most baffling behaviors.  You’ll change how to see and interpret your child’s behavior.  That change will become the most powerful tool in your parenting toolbox. \nSection 2– Now\, Let’s “Fix” Those Behaviors.  Your parenting toolbox will be stuffed with brain\, body\, and sensory strategies- that actually work. These techniques will strengthen your child’s nervous system and decrease baffling behaviors.  Better yet\, by the end of this section you’ll know what interventions to use when. \nSection 3– Why Knowing Isn’t Even Half the Battle.  You aren’t a bad parent or caregiver\, so what happens between learning new parenting skills and actually using those new parenting skills?  Section 3 will grow your tolerance for baffling behaviors so you can parent the way that you want to. \nTHIS COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF YOU ARE… \n\nReady to move past behavior intervention techniques\nLonging to find a way to see your child’s true self….even if they never show it to you\nWilling to do the hard work of looking inward to move onward\n\nTHIS COURSE MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST FIT IF YOU ARE… \n\nLooking for the right behavior intervention to change your child’s behaviors\nMost comfortable with consequence-based parenting interventions\nNot interested in considering and addressing the underlying cause of difficult behaviors\nParenting a child with chronically dangerous behaviors (violence\, aggression\, substance abuse\, sexually acting out\, self-injury\, etc.)\n\n$200 cost of the course includes: \n\n8 weeks of video modules for you to view on your own BEFORE class on Monday\nA weekly virtual discussion group meeting on Mondays from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. eastern time\n100+ page online workbook you can print or view\nBonus materials emailed weekly to support the weekly discussions
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/big-baffling-behaviors-class-summer-2026/2026-07-27/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Kinship,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T210000
DTSTAMP:20260708T004043Z
CREATED:20260708T003438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T004043Z
UID:10002941-1785699000-1785704400@formedfamiliesforward.org
SUMMARY:Formed Families Together VIRTUAL peer support group meetings 2026
DESCRIPTION:For adoptive and foster parents and kinship caregivers\, these monthly virtual support groups are hosted by FFF. Formed Families Together support groups are facilitated by trained peer parents/caregivers who have lived experience with foster care\, adoption and kinship care. The virtual group meets the first Sunday of each month from 7:30 – 9 PM.  Register to receive the log-in specifics. A reminder email will be sent to registrants monthly. \nInterested participants can register any time; the groups have open enrollment but all participants must be registered through our link. \n 
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/formed-families-together-virtual-peer-support-group-meetings-2026/2026-08-02/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260803T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260803T200000
DTSTAMP:20260629T211554Z
CREATED:20260603T133256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T211554Z
UID:10002928-1785783600-1785787200@formedfamiliesforward.org
SUMMARY:Big Baffling Behaviors class Summer 2026
DESCRIPTION:This 8-week course will teach you what behavior really is\, and how to change it. Created by Robyn Gobbel and based on the USA Best Selling book by the same name\, Raising Kids with Big\, Baffling Behaviors: A Course for Parents. Make your child’s behavior make sense- even the ones that don’t.  You’ll become equipped with interventions\, tools\, and techniques- that actually work! And in this no-shame\, no blame approach to parenting\, you’ll finally understand why knowing is only half the battle. The course is strategically designed so you don’t just learn a bunch of parenting tools and techniques. By the end\, you’ll actually be able to do the powerful techniques you’ll learn. \nLOGISTICS: \nStarting Thursday\, June 18th\, weekly pre-recorded modules will be released each Thursday for 8 weeks.  \nStarting Monday\, June 29\, weekly\, interactive group meetings will be held virtually each Monday for 8 weeks from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The last session is Monday\, August 17.  \nMore about the course: This Big\, Baffling Behaviors course will benefit all parents and caregivers but is especially offered for those parenting kids with vulnerable nervous systems and baffling behaviors. This includes children with a history of trauma and toxic stress (including foster care and adoption)\, as well as children who are neurodivergent\, gifted\, have sensory processing differences\, or neuroimmune disorders.  You might not know why your child has a vulnerable nervous system\, and that’s OK.  This course is for you\, too. \nThe three core tenets of Raising Kids with Big\, Baffling Behaviors: A Course for Parents and Caregivers are \n\nBehavior is just a clue.  It’s what we see on the outside that gives us some information about what might be happening on the inside.\nWe all need connection to survive.  If your child is behaving in a way that makes us not want to be connected to them\, we can pause and ask “What’s up with that?”\nRegulated\, connected kids who feel safe behave well.  To change children’s behaviors\, we will look for ways to increase regulation\, connection\, and felt-safety.\n\nThe 12 lessons are grouped into: \nSection 1– How to Become the Expert in Your Child’s Behaviors.  Using the science of being relationally\, socially\, and behaviorally human\, this section will demystify the most baffling behaviors.  You’ll change how to see and interpret your child’s behavior.  That change will become the most powerful tool in your parenting toolbox. \nSection 2– Now\, Let’s “Fix” Those Behaviors.  Your parenting toolbox will be stuffed with brain\, body\, and sensory strategies- that actually work. These techniques will strengthen your child’s nervous system and decrease baffling behaviors.  Better yet\, by the end of this section you’ll know what interventions to use when. \nSection 3– Why Knowing Isn’t Even Half the Battle.  You aren’t a bad parent or caregiver\, so what happens between learning new parenting skills and actually using those new parenting skills?  Section 3 will grow your tolerance for baffling behaviors so you can parent the way that you want to. \nTHIS COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF YOU ARE… \n\nReady to move past behavior intervention techniques\nLonging to find a way to see your child’s true self….even if they never show it to you\nWilling to do the hard work of looking inward to move onward\n\nTHIS COURSE MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST FIT IF YOU ARE… \n\nLooking for the right behavior intervention to change your child’s behaviors\nMost comfortable with consequence-based parenting interventions\nNot interested in considering and addressing the underlying cause of difficult behaviors\nParenting a child with chronically dangerous behaviors (violence\, aggression\, substance abuse\, sexually acting out\, self-injury\, etc.)\n\n$200 cost of the course includes: \n\n8 weeks of video modules for you to view on your own BEFORE class on Monday\nA weekly virtual discussion group meeting on Mondays from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. eastern time\n100+ page online workbook you can print or view\nBonus materials emailed weekly to support the weekly discussions
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/big-baffling-behaviors-class-summer-2026/2026-08-03/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Kinship,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T190000
DTSTAMP:20260624T020514Z
CREATED:20260624T015946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T020514Z
UID:10002933-1786122000-1786129200@formedfamiliesforward.org
SUMMARY:Summer Formed Families Picnic 2026
DESCRIPTION:We will reconnect\, relax\, and play. There will be a service project and activities for the whole family followed by dinner. \nMain dishes and drinks will be provided; we ask families to bring a side dish or dessert to share. \nParents and caregivers will have time to talk with each other and visit our exhibitors. NOTE: Parents and caregivers are responsible for supervision of their children at all times. This is NOT a drop-off event.
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/summer-formed-families-picnic-2026/
LOCATION:Burke Lake Park\, 7315 Ox Rd\, Fairfax Station\, VA\, 22039\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family,Formed Families Forward event,Kinship,Youth and Young Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T200000
DTSTAMP:20260629T211554Z
CREATED:20260603T133256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T211554Z
UID:10002929-1786388400-1786392000@formedfamiliesforward.org
SUMMARY:Big Baffling Behaviors class Summer 2026
DESCRIPTION:This 8-week course will teach you what behavior really is\, and how to change it. Created by Robyn Gobbel and based on the USA Best Selling book by the same name\, Raising Kids with Big\, Baffling Behaviors: A Course for Parents. Make your child’s behavior make sense- even the ones that don’t.  You’ll become equipped with interventions\, tools\, and techniques- that actually work! And in this no-shame\, no blame approach to parenting\, you’ll finally understand why knowing is only half the battle. The course is strategically designed so you don’t just learn a bunch of parenting tools and techniques. By the end\, you’ll actually be able to do the powerful techniques you’ll learn. \nLOGISTICS: \nStarting Thursday\, June 18th\, weekly pre-recorded modules will be released each Thursday for 8 weeks.  \nStarting Monday\, June 29\, weekly\, interactive group meetings will be held virtually each Monday for 8 weeks from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The last session is Monday\, August 17.  \nMore about the course: This Big\, Baffling Behaviors course will benefit all parents and caregivers but is especially offered for those parenting kids with vulnerable nervous systems and baffling behaviors. This includes children with a history of trauma and toxic stress (including foster care and adoption)\, as well as children who are neurodivergent\, gifted\, have sensory processing differences\, or neuroimmune disorders.  You might not know why your child has a vulnerable nervous system\, and that’s OK.  This course is for you\, too. \nThe three core tenets of Raising Kids with Big\, Baffling Behaviors: A Course for Parents and Caregivers are \n\nBehavior is just a clue.  It’s what we see on the outside that gives us some information about what might be happening on the inside.\nWe all need connection to survive.  If your child is behaving in a way that makes us not want to be connected to them\, we can pause and ask “What’s up with that?”\nRegulated\, connected kids who feel safe behave well.  To change children’s behaviors\, we will look for ways to increase regulation\, connection\, and felt-safety.\n\nThe 12 lessons are grouped into: \nSection 1– How to Become the Expert in Your Child’s Behaviors.  Using the science of being relationally\, socially\, and behaviorally human\, this section will demystify the most baffling behaviors.  You’ll change how to see and interpret your child’s behavior.  That change will become the most powerful tool in your parenting toolbox. \nSection 2– Now\, Let’s “Fix” Those Behaviors.  Your parenting toolbox will be stuffed with brain\, body\, and sensory strategies- that actually work. These techniques will strengthen your child’s nervous system and decrease baffling behaviors.  Better yet\, by the end of this section you’ll know what interventions to use when. \nSection 3– Why Knowing Isn’t Even Half the Battle.  You aren’t a bad parent or caregiver\, so what happens between learning new parenting skills and actually using those new parenting skills?  Section 3 will grow your tolerance for baffling behaviors so you can parent the way that you want to. \nTHIS COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF YOU ARE… \n\nReady to move past behavior intervention techniques\nLonging to find a way to see your child’s true self….even if they never show it to you\nWilling to do the hard work of looking inward to move onward\n\nTHIS COURSE MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST FIT IF YOU ARE… \n\nLooking for the right behavior intervention to change your child’s behaviors\nMost comfortable with consequence-based parenting interventions\nNot interested in considering and addressing the underlying cause of difficult behaviors\nParenting a child with chronically dangerous behaviors (violence\, aggression\, substance abuse\, sexually acting out\, self-injury\, etc.)\n\n$200 cost of the course includes: \n\n8 weeks of video modules for you to view on your own BEFORE class on Monday\nA weekly virtual discussion group meeting on Mondays from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. eastern time\n100+ page online workbook you can print or view\nBonus materials emailed weekly to support the weekly discussions
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/big-baffling-behaviors-class-summer-2026/2026-08-10/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Kinship,Training
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260815
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270101
DTSTAMP:20260706T161421Z
CREATED:20260706T161421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T161421Z
UID:10002934-1786752000-1798761599@formedfamiliesforward.org
SUMMARY:Learning Your Way online course access for Fall 2026
DESCRIPTION:The registration for the Fall 2026 session of Formed Families Forward’s very own online learning course opens August 1. Course access starts August 15. Your registration includes access to the following courses: \n\nSpecial Education 101\nConstructive Communication & Collaboration\nDispute Resolution\nTrauma 101 for Foster\, Adoptive & Kinship Families\nSpecial Education Dispute Resolution for Foster\, Adoptive & Kinship Families\nKinship Care\nOther Health Impairments (OHI) – including lessons on ADHD\, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)\, and Tourette Syndrome\nFunctional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP)\n\nThe lessons are self-paced and include presentations\, videos and other resources\, interactive scenarios and resource links. \nBest yet\, the courses are free to family members and interested professionals. Certificates of completion are available. \nNote: Once registration has been completed here\, participants will receive an email from Tovuti containing instructions on how to access Learning Your Way online course through Formed Families Forward’s online learning portal.
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/learning-your-way-online-course-access-for-fall-2026/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260817T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260817T200000
DTSTAMP:20260629T211554Z
CREATED:20260603T133256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T211554Z
UID:10002932-1786993200-1786996800@formedfamiliesforward.org
SUMMARY:Big Baffling Behaviors class Summer 2026
DESCRIPTION:This 8-week course will teach you what behavior really is\, and how to change it. Created by Robyn Gobbel and based on the USA Best Selling book by the same name\, Raising Kids with Big\, Baffling Behaviors: A Course for Parents. Make your child’s behavior make sense- even the ones that don’t.  You’ll become equipped with interventions\, tools\, and techniques- that actually work! And in this no-shame\, no blame approach to parenting\, you’ll finally understand why knowing is only half the battle. The course is strategically designed so you don’t just learn a bunch of parenting tools and techniques. By the end\, you’ll actually be able to do the powerful techniques you’ll learn. \nLOGISTICS: \nStarting Thursday\, June 18th\, weekly pre-recorded modules will be released each Thursday for 8 weeks.  \nStarting Monday\, June 29\, weekly\, interactive group meetings will be held virtually each Monday for 8 weeks from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The last session is Monday\, August 17.  \nMore about the course: This Big\, Baffling Behaviors course will benefit all parents and caregivers but is especially offered for those parenting kids with vulnerable nervous systems and baffling behaviors. This includes children with a history of trauma and toxic stress (including foster care and adoption)\, as well as children who are neurodivergent\, gifted\, have sensory processing differences\, or neuroimmune disorders.  You might not know why your child has a vulnerable nervous system\, and that’s OK.  This course is for you\, too. \nThe three core tenets of Raising Kids with Big\, Baffling Behaviors: A Course for Parents and Caregivers are \n\nBehavior is just a clue.  It’s what we see on the outside that gives us some information about what might be happening on the inside.\nWe all need connection to survive.  If your child is behaving in a way that makes us not want to be connected to them\, we can pause and ask “What’s up with that?”\nRegulated\, connected kids who feel safe behave well.  To change children’s behaviors\, we will look for ways to increase regulation\, connection\, and felt-safety.\n\nThe 12 lessons are grouped into: \nSection 1– How to Become the Expert in Your Child’s Behaviors.  Using the science of being relationally\, socially\, and behaviorally human\, this section will demystify the most baffling behaviors.  You’ll change how to see and interpret your child’s behavior.  That change will become the most powerful tool in your parenting toolbox. \nSection 2– Now\, Let’s “Fix” Those Behaviors.  Your parenting toolbox will be stuffed with brain\, body\, and sensory strategies- that actually work. These techniques will strengthen your child’s nervous system and decrease baffling behaviors.  Better yet\, by the end of this section you’ll know what interventions to use when. \nSection 3– Why Knowing Isn’t Even Half the Battle.  You aren’t a bad parent or caregiver\, so what happens between learning new parenting skills and actually using those new parenting skills?  Section 3 will grow your tolerance for baffling behaviors so you can parent the way that you want to. \nTHIS COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF YOU ARE… \n\nReady to move past behavior intervention techniques\nLonging to find a way to see your child’s true self….even if they never show it to you\nWilling to do the hard work of looking inward to move onward\n\nTHIS COURSE MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST FIT IF YOU ARE… \n\nLooking for the right behavior intervention to change your child’s behaviors\nMost comfortable with consequence-based parenting interventions\nNot interested in considering and addressing the underlying cause of difficult behaviors\nParenting a child with chronically dangerous behaviors (violence\, aggression\, substance abuse\, sexually acting out\, self-injury\, etc.)\n\n$200 cost of the course includes: \n\n8 weeks of video modules for you to view on your own BEFORE class on Monday\nA weekly virtual discussion group meeting on Mondays from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. eastern time\n100+ page online workbook you can print or view\nBonus materials emailed weekly to support the weekly discussions
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/big-baffling-behaviors-class-summer-2026/2026-08-17/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Kinship,Training
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T004228Z
UID:10002958-1787166000-1787171400@formedfamiliesforward.org
SUMMARY:Formed Families Together IN PERSON support group 2026
DESCRIPTION:For adoptive and foster parents and kinship caregivers\, these monthly IN PERSON support groups are hosted by FFF. Formed Families Together support groups are facilitated by trained peer parents/caregivers who have lived experience with foster care\, adoption and kinship care. The in-person group meets the third Wednesday of each month from 7 – 8:30 PM. \nInterested participants can register any time; the groups have open enrollment but all participants must be registered through our link.
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/formed-families-together-in-person-support-group-2026/2026-08-19/
LOCATION:Formed Families Forward Office\, 10304 Eaton Place\, Suite 100\, Fairfax\, VA\, 22030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260913T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260913T210000
DTSTAMP:20260708T003940Z
CREATED:20260708T003940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T003940Z
UID:10002945-1789327800-1789333200@formedfamiliesforward.org
SUMMARY:Formed Families Together VIRTUAL peer support group meetings Sept 13 2026
DESCRIPTION:For adoptive and foster parents and kinship caregivers\, these monthly virtual support groups are hosted by FFF. Formed Families Together support groups are facilitated by trained peer parents/caregivers who have lived experience with foster care\, adoption and kinship care. The virtual group meets the first Sunday of each month from 7:30 – 9 PM.  Register to receive the log-in specifics. A reminder email will be sent to registrants monthly. \nInterested participants can register any time; the groups have open enrollment but all participants must be registered through our link. \n 
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/formed-families-together-virtual-peer-support-group-meetings-sept-13-2026/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T203000
DTSTAMP:20260708T004228Z
CREATED:20260708T004228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T004228Z
UID:10002959-1789585200-1789590600@formedfamiliesforward.org
SUMMARY:Formed Families Together IN PERSON support group 2026
DESCRIPTION:For adoptive and foster parents and kinship caregivers\, these monthly IN PERSON support groups are hosted by FFF. Formed Families Together support groups are facilitated by trained peer parents/caregivers who have lived experience with foster care\, adoption and kinship care. The in-person group meets the third Wednesday of each month from 7 – 8:30 PM. \nInterested participants can register any time; the groups have open enrollment but all participants must be registered through our link.
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/formed-families-together-in-person-support-group-2026/2026-09-16/
LOCATION:Formed Families Forward Office\, 10304 Eaton Place\, Suite 100\, Fairfax\, VA\, 22030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261004T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261004T210000
DTSTAMP:20260708T004043Z
CREATED:20260708T003438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T004043Z
UID:10002942-1791142200-1791147600@formedfamiliesforward.org
SUMMARY:Formed Families Together VIRTUAL peer support group meetings 2026
DESCRIPTION:For adoptive and foster parents and kinship caregivers\, these monthly virtual support groups are hosted by FFF. Formed Families Together support groups are facilitated by trained peer parents/caregivers who have lived experience with foster care\, adoption and kinship care. The virtual group meets the first Sunday of each month from 7:30 – 9 PM.  Register to receive the log-in specifics. A reminder email will be sent to registrants monthly. \nInterested participants can register any time; the groups have open enrollment but all participants must be registered through our link. \n 
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/formed-families-together-virtual-peer-support-group-meetings-2026/2026-10-04/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T203000
DTSTAMP:20260708T004228Z
CREATED:20260708T004228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T004228Z
UID:10002960-1792609200-1792614600@formedfamiliesforward.org
SUMMARY:Formed Families Together IN PERSON support group 2026
DESCRIPTION:For adoptive and foster parents and kinship caregivers\, these monthly IN PERSON support groups are hosted by FFF. Formed Families Together support groups are facilitated by trained peer parents/caregivers who have lived experience with foster care\, adoption and kinship care. The in-person group meets the third Wednesday of each month from 7 – 8:30 PM. \nInterested participants can register any time; the groups have open enrollment but all participants must be registered through our link.
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/formed-families-together-in-person-support-group-2026/2026-10-21/
LOCATION:Formed Families Forward Office\, 10304 Eaton Place\, Suite 100\, Fairfax\, VA\, 22030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261101T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261101T210000
DTSTAMP:20260708T004043Z
CREATED:20260708T003438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T004043Z
UID:10002943-1793561400-1793566800@formedfamiliesforward.org
SUMMARY:Formed Families Together VIRTUAL peer support group meetings 2026
DESCRIPTION:For adoptive and foster parents and kinship caregivers\, these monthly virtual support groups are hosted by FFF. Formed Families Together support groups are facilitated by trained peer parents/caregivers who have lived experience with foster care\, adoption and kinship care. The virtual group meets the first Sunday of each month from 7:30 – 9 PM.  Register to receive the log-in specifics. A reminder email will be sent to registrants monthly. \nInterested participants can register any time; the groups have open enrollment but all participants must be registered through our link. \n 
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/formed-families-together-virtual-peer-support-group-meetings-2026/2026-11-01/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261118T203000
DTSTAMP:20260708T004228Z
CREATED:20260708T004228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T004228Z
UID:10002961-1795028400-1795033800@formedfamiliesforward.org
SUMMARY:Formed Families Together IN PERSON support group 2026
DESCRIPTION:For adoptive and foster parents and kinship caregivers\, these monthly IN PERSON support groups are hosted by FFF. Formed Families Together support groups are facilitated by trained peer parents/caregivers who have lived experience with foster care\, adoption and kinship care. The in-person group meets the third Wednesday of each month from 7 – 8:30 PM. \nInterested participants can register any time; the groups have open enrollment but all participants must be registered through our link.
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/formed-families-together-in-person-support-group-2026/2026-11-18/
LOCATION:Formed Families Forward Office\, 10304 Eaton Place\, Suite 100\, Fairfax\, VA\, 22030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261206T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261206T210000
DTSTAMP:20260708T004043Z
CREATED:20260708T003438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T004043Z
UID:10002944-1796585400-1796590800@formedfamiliesforward.org
SUMMARY:Formed Families Together VIRTUAL peer support group meetings 2026
DESCRIPTION:For adoptive and foster parents and kinship caregivers\, these monthly virtual support groups are hosted by FFF. Formed Families Together support groups are facilitated by trained peer parents/caregivers who have lived experience with foster care\, adoption and kinship care. The virtual group meets the first Sunday of each month from 7:30 – 9 PM.  Register to receive the log-in specifics. A reminder email will be sent to registrants monthly. \nInterested participants can register any time; the groups have open enrollment but all participants must be registered through our link. \n 
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/formed-families-together-virtual-peer-support-group-meetings-2026/2026-12-06/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261216T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261216T203000
DTSTAMP:20260708T004228Z
CREATED:20260708T004228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T004228Z
UID:10002962-1797447600-1797453000@formedfamiliesforward.org
SUMMARY:Formed Families Together IN PERSON support group 2026
DESCRIPTION:For adoptive and foster parents and kinship caregivers\, these monthly IN PERSON support groups are hosted by FFF. Formed Families Together support groups are facilitated by trained peer parents/caregivers who have lived experience with foster care\, adoption and kinship care. The in-person group meets the third Wednesday of each month from 7 – 8:30 PM. \nInterested participants can register any time; the groups have open enrollment but all participants must be registered through our link.
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/formed-families-together-in-person-support-group-2026/2026-12-16/
LOCATION:Formed Families Forward Office\, 10304 Eaton Place\, Suite 100\, Fairfax\, VA\, 22030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event
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