Essential Tools for Adoptive Parents: The Power of eLearning

By Josie Mae Mitchell

Before officially adopting a baby, people planning to adopt usually need to do adoptive parent training.  Adoption training prepares parents for the adoption process. Additionally, training certifies them as adoptive parents. 

Although in-person options exist, many people choose to take eLearning courses instead. At More Choices Publications, we believe eLearning courses are an incredible tool. 

More Choices Publications publishes parental education articles, journals, and eLearning courses. Currently, we offer an online adoptive parent training course. While our course is specifically made for adoptive parents, adoption specialists and social workers will find the information very useful too. 

All About Our Adoptive Parent Training

Our comprehensive Adoptive Parent Training is offered through Adoption U, our eLearning platform. The course is made to empower adoptive parents to thrive throughout the adoption process, both before and after placement. Parents can also complete our course to become certified as adoptive parents. 

The course is broken into 21 detailed sections, all of which have many specific topics, quizzes, and educational videos included. There are 117 lessons total. 

We collaborated with numerous adoption professionals while putting our course together. The information included was collected over time from experts around the world. We present the information in an easily understandable way. 

For only $300, people can have permanent access to the course. There are also numerous other resource suggestions included in the course. We want people to be able to refer back to those at any point.

Common Challenges Faced By Adoptive Parents

Adoptive parents face unique challenges in addition to the struggles all parents of newborns deal with. Firstly, the adoption process as a whole may feel overwhelming. Parents adopting for the first time might particularly find the process confusing in the beginning. It is common to not even know where to begin. 

Secondly, some adoptive parents also struggle in the relationship between themselves and the birth parents. Sometimes, they may be unsure how to communicate with the birth parents in a respectful way. Additionally, new adoptive parents might not know which parts of the adoption process are their responsibility versus the birth parents’. 

Parents can have a hard time after placement as well. Parenting a newborn is hard.  The stress of a new baby while dealing with the post-placements legal aspects of adoption is a lot for anyone. Some adoptive parents may experience Post-Adoption Depression syndrome and need additional support. 

Three Benefits of Adoption eLearning

1. eLearning Simplifies the Adoption Process

eLearning, and specifically our Adoptive Parent Training, breaks the adoption process into easily digestible steps. It helps the process seem less like a daunting  concept. Nearly every aspect of the adoption process is explained in detail. Additionally, our course includes other adoption resources to support adoptive parents through the adoption process. 

2. Adoption Education Eases Familial Connections

Online adoption training helps everyone involved in an adoption connect. Firstly, adoption education often includes guidance on how to communicate with the birth parents. For example, our training course has an entire section on birth family relations. Adoptive parents who feel prepared for a relationship with the birth family will be more comfortable connecting with them. 

Secondly, adoption education can help parents connect with their babies. Through a greater understanding of adoption, adoptive parents will also better understand their children and what they have gone through. Our Adoptive Parent Training also includes a section teaching new parents the basics of newborn care. These factors can help parents form a deep, empathetic bond with their newborn baby.

3. Adoption eLearning is Accessible

Online parenting courses are much more accessible than in-person alternatives. For parents who cannot drive or live very rurally, it can be impossible to find in-person adoption education. Alternatively, eLearning courses can be completed from the comfort of home. If parents need to be at home with their children, they can do that while also learning. Even for parents who could realistically commute to an in-person course, eLearning cuts out the travel time.

eLearning is much more accessible to busy parents as well. Most online courses allow trainees to go at their own pace. People can complete small sections of our course and come back to their saved progress at any time. The training can be completed around the trainee’s work, family, and personal schedule.

Additionally, since in-person costs, such as a venue, are not included in the price, eLearning is often more affordable. 

More Choice Publications Can Help You Be A Great Adoptive Parent

If you are starting the adoption process as a prospective parent, consider taking our Adoptive Parent Training to become certified. We want to help you be fully confident in your adoption knowledge and parenting skills. 

You may also enjoy having one of our journals. Our Adoption Guide is especially helpful for parents adopting a new child. It includes guided prompts to capture your emotions and memories through the adoption process. 

More Choices Publications is here as an adoption resource. For more information about the power of eLearning, feel free to contact us. We are always happy to answer your questions. We can also tell you about the other services and products we provide.