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Are you thinking about adopting or fostering a child? Confused about all the options and wondering where to begin? Or are you an adoptive or foster parent or kinship caregiver trying to be the best parent possible to this precious child? This is the podcast for you! Every week, we interview leading experts for an hour, discussing the topics you care about in deciding whether to adopt/foster or how to be a better parent. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are the national ...
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Married couple discussing all topics from faith, family and parenting to a vegan(ish) lifestyle. They focus on inspiring and fostering healthy relationships.
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Foster care, adoption, sports and entertainment news and interviews.
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: I wanted to bring up something about your article on the risks for an expectant mom changing her mind. You have a point that says any placement before five months into the pregnancy is a risk. We recently had a match with a woman who was only four months along. We asked ab…
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Kinship Caregiving - Managing Relationships with the Child's Parents
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. One of the hardest parts of being a kinship caregiver is navigating the relationship with the child’s birth parent. We talk with Dr. Joseph Crumbley, a social worker, family therapist, and author of “An Overview of Kinship Care.” In this episode, we cover: Creating a Family listenin…
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: Can I use my home study for a different type of adoption? This question arises in the following types of situations. Someone is applying to adopt an infant domestically and gets a home study from a domestic adoption agency. They then decide that they want to adopt from fos…
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Unique Challenges of Aunts & Uncles Raising Nieces & Nephews
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you an aunt or uncle raising your nephew or niece? Or are you curious about the unique challenges these families face? Check out today's podcast with a panel of four aunts raising their sibling's child. In this episode, we cover: Who are you raising? How old were they when they …
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: I’m a single 38-year-old woman. I’ve always been interested in fostering, but I thought I’d wait until I got married. That doesn’t seem to be on the horizon, and I’m tired of waiting. Is it possible to foster as a single woman? Will it be too hard? I prefer a baby placed w…
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Intergenerational Trauma
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. How can something that happened in past generations impact us now and affect the way we parent? Join our conversation with Beth Tyson, a childhood trauma consultant and former family-based trauma therapist. She is the author of the children’s books A Grandfamily for Sullivan and Sul…
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: My husband and I have been married two years. I'm 44 and he’s 61. Is there an age limit to be able to adopt a baby? Resources: Domestic Infant Adoption (Resource page) Foster Care Adoption (Resource page) Adoption Options Support the show Please leave us a rating or review…
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Typical Behaviors of Children Adopted From Foster Care or Internationally
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. What should you expect when adopting internationally or bringing a child into your home from foster care? Check out our discussion with Dr. Robin Gurwitch a licensed clinical psychologist with close to 30 years of experience in evidence-based treatments and the impact of trauma/disa…
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Resources: Adoption Comparison Charts Adoption Agencies (Resource page) International Agencies (Creating a Family partners) Types of Adoption (Resource page) Support the show Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national n…
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What Do Adoptees Think About Adoption?
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Have you ever wondered what adult adoptees really think about adoption? Join us to hear about the Profiles in Adoption: Adult Adoptee Experiences report, based on research by the National Council for Adoption. In this episode, we cover: Who did you interview for the Profiles in Adop…
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: We have two boys, ages 10 and 12. We’ve been told that if we become a foster family, the foster children will have to have a room to themselves. Our boys can share a room for another year, but then we want to separate them. Can we just foster for one year? How long do fost…
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Raising a LGBTQ+ Child or Youth
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. There is a huge need for foster and adoptive homes for LGBTQ+ youth in foster care. We interview Holly Harridan and Dr. Shelly Ronen. Holly is a Senior User Experience Researcher at Bloom Works and an applied Anthropologist with a background in queer and feminist studies. Dr. Shelly…
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: My husband and I want to adopt a baby. We are working with an adoption attorney, and we have to make a book about us and our lives to be shown to women and girls who are considering adoption for their baby. My husband has full-sleeve tattoos on both arms and on his neck. I…
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Maintaining Connection with an Angry Kid
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Does your child struggle with anger, and do you struggle with how to help them? Tune in to our discussion today with Jessica Sinarski, a certified adoption therapist and author of the picture books Riley the Brave and Your Magic Backpack series. She also serves on the editorial boar…
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: My husband and I are starting the adoption process, and so I recently reached out to Human Resources at my place of employment and learned that I do not qualify for short-term disability (STD), so I am not eligible for any type of paid time off when baby eventually comes. …
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Navigating Conversations About Body Image With Your Teen
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Does your teen seem overly concerned about how they look? Do they seem to overeat or restrict their food intake without worrying about the consequences? This interview with Dr. Charlotte Markey will help. Dr. Markey is a professor of psychology and chair of the Health Sciences Depar…
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: I just became a foster parent of a 14-year-old girl. She came with a cell phone paid for by her prior foster family. I told them I wanted to take over payments. I also want to sit down with her periodically and spontaneously and ask her to show me what she’s been doing on …
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Predicting and Coping with Failed Adoption Matches
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. If you are considering domestic infant adoption, you need to listen to this show to better understand the possibility that the expectant mom may change her mind. Our guest is adoption attorney, Lila Bradley, who has practiced law relating to adoption and child welfare law for the pa…
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My Son Is Struggling Because His Brother Has Contact With His Birth Mom and He Doesn't - Weekend Wisdom
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: I’m a foster-to-adopt mom. I have 3 children. Two have already been adopted, and we are in the process of adopting one. My oldest son, who is 5 years old and turning 6 in Aug, had parental visits, but they were terminated when the parental rights were terminated, and he no…
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Raising Capable Kids (Regardless of Their Label)
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Does your child have a disability or have some label? If so, you need to listen to this interview with Dr. Deborah Winking, an educational psychologist and a special education teacher. She is the author of Capable: A Story of Triumph for Children the World Has Judges as “Different” …
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: I was just asked to take on a Spanish-speaking teen with a baby. Do you have any resources to address fostering a teenager with a language barrier, as well as supporting her in developing adult skills and independence? She comes with a complicated history involving immigra…
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How Do Teachers Understand Adoption (and What Can Parents Do About It?)
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. What do teachers understand about adoption? What are the misperceptions? We talk with two researchers on this topic: Dr. Hal Grotevant, the Rudd Family Foundation Chair in Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Dr. Abbie Goldberg, a Professor of Psychology and cu…
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: We have applied to adopt a baby. We’re more or less being told that if we don’t agree to an open adoption, we’ll never get chosen by a birth mom. But, I really don’t want an open adoption. I think kids need just one mom and dad and opening up our family to others will just…
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Parent's Guide to Working with the Schools on Behavior
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Do you have a child who acts out at school? Do you struggle with how to work with the school to help your child? If so, don't miss today's interview with Sarah Naish, the CEO and Founder of the Centre of Excellence in Child Trauma and the author of many books on foster parenting, in…
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: We are planning to adopt our third child. We have reason to believe that my husband’s parents will oppose this idea. Do you have any advice on how to approach them? Resources: Transitioning Your Child to Your Home Winning Over Reluctant Extended Family to Your Adoption Pla…
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