This workshop by adoptee and educator Isaac Etter and his adoptive mom Julie Etter offers an honest look at what it takes to raise children across race, culture, and difference. With vulnerability, humor, and deep reflection, Isaac and Julie share the realities of parenting in a multicultural family from early conversations about identity and belonging to navigating bias, school incidents, grief, and emotional safety at home.

 

 

 

About Isaac Etter: 

Isaac Etter is an adoptee and social entrepreneur. Isaac was transracially adopted at the age of two. He founded Identity, a startup focused on helping adoptive and foster families thrive. At Identity, Isaac is working on re-imaging post-placement support for adoptive and foster families. Isaac uses his story and deep passion for adoption and foster care education to bring relevant, quality, and diverse resources for adoptive and foster parents. 

 

Isaac has used his story of being adopted to curate deep conversations about race, identity, and adoption. With his unique insight, Isaac has been able to curate impactful discussions about adoptions’ impact on children and how parents can help their children navigate identity and racial identity development. Isaac specializes in helping child welfare professionals and parents understand the unique challenges and joys involved with transracial adoption/fostering.

 

 

About Julie Etter: 

Julie Etter is a mother to 5. Her oldest and youngest are adopted with 3 bio kids in the middle. She is passionate about equipping children with the tools to become lifelong learners and thinkers. She teaches humanities classes at different levels. Julie resides in Lancaster, Pa with her husband and 3 of her children still in the home. Nothing brings her more joy than time with her perfect grandchild and when all of her children congregate bringing lots of noise and chaos.