Transform Discipline into Connection

Strategies that help children feel safe, seen, and supported—even in the hardest moments.

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Have You Experienced This?

  • You feel overwhelmed trying to respond calmly when your child’s behaviors feel out of control
  • You worry that traditional discipline methods are doing more harm than good
  • You find yourself stuck in reactive patterns—yelling, withdrawing, or giving in
  • You're unsure how to support your child’s big feelings without losing your own footing
  • You want to teach accountability without shaming or breaking connection
  • You’re constantly walking a fine line between holding boundaries and honoring trauma
  • You see your child struggling with trust and regulation, but don’t know what will actually help
  • You feel the weight of responsibility to discipline in a way that nurtures healing

The Path to Connection

Picture yourself becoming the calm anchor in the chaos of your child’s emotional storm—not afraid of the waves, but prepared to meet them with grace. Instead of feeling caught off guard by defiance, outbursts, or shutdowns, imagine approaching each moment with the steady confidence of someone who knows the difference between control and connection.

Visualize yourself kneeling beside your child, not to correct them—but to connect. Your voice is calm, your presence grounding. You reflect their feelings back with words they don’t yet have, and offer choices that restore dignity. You hold the boundary with love, not fear. And in return, you witness the subtle shifts—the exhale, the softened shoulders, the eyes that finally meet yours. Not because you won the battle, but because you showed them you’re safe.

Now, imagine the quiet power of a home where trust is being rebuilt in the hard moments—not in spite of them, but because of them. You're not just reacting anymore. You’re responding with wisdom. You're no longer walking on eggshells—you're parenting with presence, purpose, and the kind of compassion that transforms discipline into relationship.

INTRODUCING

Attachment-Focused Discipline

Step into a transformative approach to discipline, where connection replaces control and every challenge becomes a chance to build trust.

Drawing from her multifaceted perspective as a licensed psychologist, transracial/international adoptee, and adoptive parent, Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker offers a powerful reframe of what discipline can be—moving beyond punishment or rewards and into the heart of relational safety. She invites you to explore the emotional roots beneath behavior, revealing how unmet needs, dysregulation, and trauma often mask themselves as defiance.

This thoughtfully designed online course empowers you with strategies that are not only trauma-informed, but deeply grounded in attachment science. You’ll learn how to pause with purpose, set boundaries without rupturing connection, and offer compassionate correction that supports emotional growth. With Dr. Wirta-Leiker’s expert guidance, you’ll move from reactive patterns into intentional parenting—where each interaction becomes a chance to co-regulate, repair, and build the kind of trust that transforms relationships.

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What’s Included:

  • Engaging video lessons that you can watch at your own pace.
  • Downloadable course slides to reinforce your learning.
  • A cultivated resource list with links to further support your journey.
  • Real-world strategies you can start using right away.
  • Insights from the course instructor’s unique perspective as an international/transracial adoptee, adoptive parent, and licensed psychologist.
  • A course completion certificate to recognize your achievement.

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What You'll Learn

By completing Unit 3: Attachment-Focused Discipline you will gain practical tools and insights that create more harmony, safety, and growth in your relationship with your adoptee.

Respond with Intention

Discover how to approach challenging behaviors with curiosity and empathy, using tone, body language, and reflective language to de-escalate intensity and help your child feel truly seen.

Consider Sensory Needs

Learn to identify sensory sensitivities or seeking behaviors that often go unnoticed—and gain practical tools to proactively support regulation through environmental adjustments, sensory tools, and co-regulating interactions.

Acknowledge & Repair Mistakes

Learn how to guide your child through the essential process of relational repair to teach accountability, build trust, foster resilience, and develop the emotional safety needed for secure attachment.

Praise Effort & Progress

Learn how to use language that helps your child develop a secure sense of self, separating their worth from performance and rooting it instead in effort, identity, and resilience to reinforce pride in internal strengths.

Engage in Collaborative Consequences

Develop strategies that replace power struggles with respectful problem-solving. Learn how to co-create consequences that are logical, meaningful, and centered on connection to reinforce the parent-child relationship.

Unlike generic parenting courses or trauma workshops, Unit 3: Attachment-Focused Discipline is specifically designed for adoptive parents and adoption professionals.

This carefully crafted online course opens the door to profound insights about attachment-focused discipline—it isn’t about control, it’s about connection. Children impacted by trauma need consistency, empathy, and safe adults who can lovingly hold boundaries while honoring their pain. Through Dr. Wirta-Leiker's expert guidance, you'll gain the practical tools to not just understand these needs, but to transform them into opportunities for healing and connection. Her decade of expertise weaves together clinical wisdom with lived experience, creating a framework that bridges the gap between knowledge and real-world application, allowing you to make meaningful differences in your child's journey toward healing.

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Specialized Expertise

Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker combines her lived experience as an international/transracial adoptee and adoptive parent with professional expertise as a licensed psychologist specializing in adoption and trauma. Her unique perspective ensures you’re learning from someone who truly understands your challenges.

Actionable Framework

This course doesn’t just teach theory; it provides practical tools you can use immediately to address boundary-setting effectively.

Adoption-Specific Insights

While many parenting courses address general principles, this course focuses on the unique experiences and needs of foster and adopted children, making it highly relevant to your role as a parent or professional.

Affordable Accessibility

At just $25, this course is priced to be accessible without sacrificing depth or quality. It’s an investment that pays for itself many times over in improved relationships and outcomes.

Flexible Learning

The course is designed to fit your busy schedule, with video lessons you can watch at your own pace and resources you can revisit anytime.

What Others Are Saying About Attachment-Focused Discipline

I highly recommend any trainings done by Dr. Wirta-Leiker. She brings an amazing combination of education and knowledge along with professional and personal lived experience to every training she leads. She presents in a manner that acknowledges the difficulty of some of the conversations she is training on while also challenging participants to lean in and learn. I have nothing but praise and respect for Dr. Wirta-Leiker’s trainings and always leave them with more awareness, more knowledge, and a deeper understanding of the subject.

Tami Davidson, Hope's Promise Social Worker & Adoptive Parent

As both a parent of an adoptee and a clinician, I found this really helpful both for specific suggestions and broader concepts, as well as information about ongoing resources to access.

Adoptive Parent & Adoption Therapist

Dr. Wirta-Leiker is extremely easy to listen to—she did a great job of breaking down information into digestible pieces and relating it to work/real life examples.

Adoption Therapist

If you care deeply about broadening your perspective and helping others create a path toward healing, then look no further. Dr. Chaitra has proven to be an exceptional leader and expert in her field, helping us all learn, grow and develop the courage we need to have difficult but necessary conversations.

Stacy Burrell
Raise the Future

This isn’t just another course; it’s a chance to benefit from the unparalleled expertise of Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker, a licensed psychologist with personal and professional insights as an international/transracial adoptee, adoptive parent, and trauma specialist.

Her unique perspective ensures that every strategy and tool is practical, actionable, and deeply informed by lived experience and clinical expertise.

For just $25 (less than the cost of a family meal out) you’ll receive instant access to knowledge and tools that will transform your approach for years to come.

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Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker is fully committed to your learning and success. By completing this course, you are guaranteed to feel more prepared, confident, and equipped to handle even the most challenging moments in adoption. If you have questions or need additional support, you’re encouraged to reach out for extra resources, personalized consultation, or bonus materials designed to enhance your learning experience. Your growth and understanding are her top priorities.

These results aren’t just theoretical—they’re the outcomes of a proven approach grounded in years of expertise and practical application.

  • Avoiding hours of frustration trying to decode behaviors.
  • Creating a sense of stability for your adoptive child and adopted clients.
  • Standing out as a more effective and empathetic parent and adoption professional.
  • Gaining insights that are tailored specifically to the challenges and nuances of parenting through attachment-focused discipline.

Frequently Asked Questions

This course is perfect for:

  • Adoptive and Foster Parents who want to better understand and support their child’s unique needs while building stronger family connections.
  • Adoption Professionals seeking specialized strategies to help the families and children they serve navigate unique parenting challenges.
  • Educators and Counselors looking for actionable insights to support adopted children in their care.
  • Anyone who is committed to learning and applying attachment-informed approaches to foster healing and resilience in adopted children.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure about how to navigate discipline in adoption, this course will give you the clarity, confidence, and tools to make a meaningful difference.

Adopted children often need support immediately, not weeks, months, or years down the road. Every moment spent feeling unsure or unprepared can delay healing and deepen the impact of trauma. 


By taking action today, you can:

  • Start building a safer, more understanding environment for the children you support.
  • Develop strategies to foster connection while setting boundaries.
  • Empower yourself with the tools to make a difference in your family or professional practice.

The affordable price and flexible format of this course mean there’s no reason to wait. This is your opportunity to invest in a brighter future for yourself and the children who rely on your guidance and care. Take advantage of this chance to make a lasting impact starting today.

This isn't just theory—it's transformation in action. You'll gain concrete, ready-to-use strategies that can improve your very next interaction with an adopted child. Our participants regularly report seeing positive changes from day one.

While you may have a strong foundation, Dr. Wirta-Leiker brings a rare triple perspective: licensed psychologist, international adoptee, and adoptive parent. Her unique insights and practical approaches often provide breakthrough moments even for experienced professionals and parents.

The entire course takes just 30 minutes to complete—less time than your favorite TV show! Access self-paced video lessons and downloadable materials anytime, anywhere. Review the content as often as you need, fitting learning perfectly into your busy life.

For less than the cost of a family dinner out ($25), you're gaining expert insights and practical tools that can transform your daily interactions. Think of it as investing in peace of mind and stronger relationships—benefits that last a lifetime.

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Meet Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker

Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker is a licensed psychologist, international/transracial adoptee of color, and adoptive parent with over a decade of experience in adoption, trauma, and racial identity work. She has dedicated her career to helping families and professionals better understand and support adoptees.

Drawing from both her personal and professional journeys, Dr. Wirta-Leiker offers a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities faced by adoptees and those who care for them.

As an adoptee with firsthand experience and a parent striving to provide the best support possible, Dr. Wirta-Leiker’s work is deeply informed by lived experiences. She is also a trusted voice in adoption education, known for her compassionate and approachable teaching style and practical solutions. Dr. Wirta-Leiker is the author of the acclaimed “Adoptees Like Me” children’s book series, founder of the National Adoptee-Therapist Directory, and a highly sought-after speaker and trainer in the adoption community. Her passion for empowering others lies at the heart of this course, making it an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to make a meaningful impact in adoption-related relationships.

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The tools and insights you gain will pay for themselves in the form of stronger relationships and deeper connections.
Let’s build a brighter future together!

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