Training:

Grief, Loss, and Your Biological Child

Feb 17
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 – 10:00am
10:00am - 11:30am

Audience: All Caregivers

Level: Beginner
Ages addressed: 18 and under

The birth children of foster and adoptive parents experience grief and loss in a unique way. From the comings and goings, new additions, changes to routines, and shifts in family dynamics, the family unit is no longer the same. This presentation will explore the many different ways birth children may experience and express grief within foster and adoptive families, and how parents can support them in processing these complex emotions.

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Location:

FosterEd Adopt Minnesota - Webinar

https://www.fosteradoptmn.org/

Daniela Coats is Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Texas, and a self-identified "birth kid." Her parents fostered when she was a child and eventually adopted her youngest sibling. Having grown up in a home that fostered and adopted, Daniela was a temporary sibling to many children. Now, Daniela and her husband have six children - four through adoption and two by birth.