Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care
585 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago - ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsAre 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 non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: weekly podcasts, weekly articles, and resource pages on all aspects of family building at our website, CreatingAFamily.org. We also have an active presence on many social media platforms. Please like or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
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Episodes
Why Consider Open Adoption & How to Do it Well
November 19, 2014 17:00 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBOpen adoption is the norm in for domestic infant adoptions in the US and becoming more common in foster care adoption and international adoption. Host Dawn Davenport will interview Dr. Hal Grotevant and Dr. Ruth McRoy, long time researchers on the impact of openness on all members of the adoption triad, and lead researchers of the Minnesota / Texas Adoption Research Project (MTARP). They literally wrote the book on open adoption and how we currently practice adoption. Blog summary of the...
Making Peace With Not Having Children
November 12, 2014 17:00 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBInfertility treatment is not always successful and neither is adoption. Couples may have to face the decision of living childfree. Host Dawn Davenport will interview Sheridan Voysey, author of Resurrection Year: Turning Broken Dreams Into New Beginnings, a book about his journey to deciding to live childfree after he and his wife struggled to create a family for 10 years; and Jen Gamper, an infertility therapist with RMA New Jersey. She also has a private psychotherapy practice in Basking Rid...
How to Adopt a Child in Another State
November 04, 2014 15:00 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBWhat is the best way to find and adopt a child born in another state? Is this possible? What is the process for adopting across state lines. How to find a child to adopt? Host Dawn Davenport will interview Suzanne B. Nichols, an adoption attorney with over 25 years’ experience in private domestic adoptions and now reproductive law in the areas of surrogacy and donor eggs. She is licensed in both New York and New Jersey. Support the show Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com...
Panel of Young Adult Transracial Adoptees
October 15, 2014 00:00 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBThe real experts on transracial adoption are the people who were adopted by parents of a different race or ethnicity. We have done many shows on interracial adoption, including several panels of transracial adoptees, but we wanted to focus on those that are currently in their 20s whose life experience more closely resembles the experiences of children who are being adopted across racial lines today. Host Dawn Davenport interviews four black adoptees in their 20s who were raised by white paren...
Becoming a First Time Mom Over 40-Things to Consider
October 14, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 30.9 MBShould you become a first time mom over 40? Over 45? Over 50? What are the unique issues older mothers face? What are the challenges and reward of older parenthood? Host Dawn Davenport interviews a panel of women who became mothers through fertility treatment or adoption over the age of 40. Support the show Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamily
Being Happy While Struggling with Infertility
October 13, 2014 18:00 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBIs it possible to be happy when you are suffering from infertility and going through fertility treatment? Host Dawn Davenport interviews Dr. Ali Domar, international leader in the field of mind/body medicine and women’s health, founder of The Domar Center for Mind/Body Health, and author of numerous books including Conquering Infertility and Being Happy Without Being Perfect. Highlights of the show can be found here: Highlights More Creating a Family resources on infertility can be foun...
Grants for Infertility Treatment: Affording IVF
October 08, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 28.9 MBAre grants available to help pay for fertility treatment? How do you apply and what are the granting organizations looking for. Host Dawn Davenport will interview Lisa Duran, Director of Pay it Forward Fertility Foundation, a non profit organization that assists couples in paying for fertility treatments not covered by health insurance; and Dr. Camille Hammond, Director of the Tinina Q. Cade Foundation, which provides grants to assist needy infertile families. Blog summary of the show and...
Talking with Adopted Kids about Birth Parents
October 01, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 30 MBHow can adoptive parents talk with their children about their birth parents. Host Dawn Davenport will interview Dr. Jennifer Bliss, the National Associate Counseling Director at the Independent Adoption Center, a non-profit domestic infant adoption agency; and Danielle Goodman, Lead Social Worker in the Delaware office of Adoptions from the Heart, a nonprofit domestic infant adoption agency. Blog summary of the show and highlights can be found here: Blog summary of the show Highlig...
Adoption 101: Everything You Need to Know at the Beginning
September 24, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 30.4 MBWhat do you need to know when you first start thinking about adoption. Where do you begin? Host Dawn Davenport will interview Jim Thompson, a South Carolina attorney, with offices in Spartanburg and Charleston. He has worked in the field of adoption and assisted reproductive law for 25 years. Leanne Carnes, Chief Operating Officer at Children's Connection Inc., an adoption and child welfare agency with offices throughout Texas. Kara Eusebio, Associate Director of Outreach with Spence-Chapin S...
How IVF is Changing and Improving Your Chances of Conceiving
September 17, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBWhat are the medical advances in in vitro fertilization in the last several years. Are your chances of getting pregnant with fertility treatment improving? What have we learned about helping people conceive. Host Dawn Davenport will interview Dr. Eric Forman, Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist at RMA New Jersey, and co-author of the cover story in July ‘14 issue of Contemporary OBGYN Magazine “The New IVF Paradigm”. Blog summary of the show and highlights can be found here: Blo...
How are Kids Conceived via Sperm/Egg/Embryo Donation Doing?
September 09, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBConcern has been expressed on how children conceived via third party reproduction, including sperm donation, egg donation, surrogacy, and embryo donation are faring. Is attachment as strong in these families. What is the nature of the parent child relationships? Host Dawn Davenport interviews renowned researcher Dr. Susan Golombok, Director of the Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge and Dr. Martha Rueter, Associate Professor of Family Social Science at University of Minnesota....
How Internationally Adopted Kids Acquire Language
August 24, 2014 13:00 - 1 hour - 28 MBInternationally adopted children most often do not speak any English when they are adopted. How do they acquire English once home and what can parents do to help. Host Dawn Davenport, Exec. Director of Creating a Family, the national adoption & infertility education and support organization, will interview Dr. Sharon Glennen, Professor and Chairperson in the Department of Audiology, Speech Language Pathology and Deaf Studies at Towson University in Maryland. Dr. Glennen researches how childre...
Diagnosing, Treating, & Conceiving with PCOS
August 24, 2014 11:30 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBPolycyctis Ovarian Syndrome affects a woman's health and her fertility. Diagnosing PCOS is often difficult and treatment can be complicated. With proper treatment for PCOS and often with fertility treatment, many women are able to get pregnant. Host Dawn Davenport will interview Dr. Jeanne O’Brien to discuss the latest research in diagnosing and treating Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and especially how to get pregnant with PCOS. Dr. O'Brien is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Re...
Preventing IVF Failure
August 20, 2014 16:00 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MBWhat are the latest developments that can help prevent IVF from faililng. What can infertility patients do to help their infertility treatment succeed. Host Dawn Davenport will interview Dr. Sonia Elguero, board certified Reproductive Endocrinologist with Boston IVF. Blog summary of the show and highlights can be found here: Blog summary of the show Highlights More Creating a Family resources on IVF can be found here. Support the show Please leave us a rating or review RateThi...
Saving Money the Dave Ramsey Way
August 13, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBAdoption and fertility treatment are expensive. Not everyone has the money just sitting around in their savings to spend. How does Dave Ramsey and the Financial Peace Program suggest raising the money needed for paying for IVF, donor egg or surrogacy or for adopting a child? Host Dawn Davenport will interview Chris Hogan, from Dave Ramsey's organization about the techniques discussed in Total Money Makeover and the Financial Peace University. Blog summary of the show and highlights can be fo...
Diagnosing and Treating Kids with ADHD
August 06, 2014 17:00 - 1 hour - 28.8 MBDo you think your child has ADHD? Could it be caused by diet, food allergies, low blood sugar, or lack of sleep? How to best diagnosis and treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Host Dawn Davenport interviews Dr. Vincent Monastra, a clinical psychologist specializing in ADHD and author of Parenting Children with ADHD: 10 Lesson that Medicine Cannot Teach, published by the American Psychological Association. Blog summary of the show and highlights can be found here: Blog summary ...
International Adoptions Under new Universal Accreditation Act
July 30, 2014 16:00 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MBThe Universal Accreditation Act is now reality. How will it change international adoptions? If you have already applied to adopt, how will it affect you? Host Dawn Davenport will interview: Robin Sizemore, Founder and Executive Director of Hopscotch Adoptionsan international adoption agency in North Carolina and New York; and Nicole Skellenger, an Adoption Attorney and Chief Operating Officer at MLJ Adoptions, an international adoption agency based in Indianapolis, IN. Blog summary of the sh...
Can Chemicals in Food & Environment Affect Fertility
July 23, 2014 14:30 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBHow do chemical, hormones, and pesticides in our food and environment affect fertilty, pregnancy, and health of our families. Host Dawn Davenport interviews Dr. Tracey Woodruff, Director of the Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment at the University of California San Francisco about common environmental chemicals and exposures affect on getting pregnant and miscarriage. Blog summary of the show and highlights can be found here: Blog summary of the show Highlights More...
Genetics 101 for Egg and Sperm Donation
July 16, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBWhat do you need to know about the genetics of a potential egg donor or sperm donor? What type of genetic testing is available both pre and post conception? Host Dawn Davenport will talk with Dr. Harvey Stern, Director of Genetics and the Fetal Diagnostic Center at Genetics & IVF Institute, and Medical Director of Fairfax Cryobank and of GIVF’s Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) program. He also supervises genetic screening for GIVF’s egg donors and for Fairfax Cryobank’s sperm donors. ...
Preparing Children in Orphanages for Adoption
July 09, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 29.4 MBChildren adopted internationally need to be prepared in advance for what adoption means, and how their life will change. How can adoption professionals and parents help to prepare these kids. Host Dawn Davenport will interview two of the leading experts on orphans care and adoption. Dr. Jane Aronson is a pediatrician specializing in adoption medicine and is the CEO and President of Worldwide Orphans. She has been providing direct service to orphans for 20 years. Ms. Jayne Schooler is the auth...
Panel of Donor Conceived Adults
July 02, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBMore children are being conceived with donor egg, sperm, and embryo through third party reproduction and IVF. We can learn from the generation that went before who were conceived through donors in the past. What was their experience growing up? Did their parents tell them of their donor conception. Does their donor conception affect how they feel about their family? Join our panel of four adult who were conceived with the help of a donor. Blog summary of the show and highlights can be found ...
How Long to Try Fertility Pills and IUI Before Moving to IVF
June 25, 2014 13:00 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBWhat is the safest, fastest, and cheapest way to get pregnant in fertility treatment? How long should you continue to try Clomid or Letrozole and/or artificial insemination (IUI) with our without injectables before moving to IVF? Host Dawn Davenport interviews Dr. Alison Zimon, a reproductive endocrinologist at Boston IVF, and Dr. Samantha Pfeifer, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Pennsylvania Medical School. Blog summary of the show and highlights can be fou...
How Does IVF Affect the Babies and Children
June 18, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBMost parents that conceive children with in vitro fertilization wonder about the short term and long term impact of this treatment on the children conceived. Are children conceived through infertility treatment more at risk for congenital defects; physical growth delays; neurological, cognitive, behavioral, and mental health issues; metabolic disease, or at an increased risk for cancer? What does a review of the latest research show? Host Dawn Davenport will interview Dr. Seetha Shankaran, Pr...
Raising Transgender Children
June 11, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBWhat is transgender? Does it differ from gender non-conforming, gender dysphoria, sexual orientation, or gender variant? What are the causes and how can parents best raise a child that is transgender? Host Dawn Davenport will interview Dr. Jo Olson, an Adolescent Medicine physician specializing in the care of transgender youth and gender variant children. She is the director of the largest clinic in the United States for transgender youth at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Kim Pearson, co-fo...
Paying for Adoption
June 04, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBHow in the world does an average family pay for an infant domestic adoption or international adoption? What options are available for financing adoptions? What grants and loans are available? Host Dawn Davenport will interview the following panel: Natalie De Prat, with American Christian Credit Union; Cherri Walrod, with Resources 4 Adoption; and Kelly Ellison, with Your Adoption Finance Coach. Domestic adoption, baby adoption, international adoption, adopting from China, adopting from Ethio...
Getting Pregnant after 40 (With or Without Fertility Treatment)
May 28, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBFertility declines with age, but what can women do to increase the odds of getting pregnant over the age of 40 with or without using infertility treatment? Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education organization, interviews Dr. Marcy Maquire, board certified reproductive endocrinologist with RMA of New Jersey, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Reproductive Endocrinology at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Blog summary ...
Prenatal Alcohol and Drug Exposure: Interview with Dr. Ira Chasnoff
May 16, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 29 MBHost Dawn Davenport interviewed Dr. Ira Chasnoff, one of the nation's leading researchers studying the effects of maternal alcohol and drug use on the newborn infant and child. Blog summary of the show and highlights can be found here: Blog summary of the show Highlights More Creating a Family resources on adoption can be found here. Support the show Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamily
Parenting Abused and Neglected Children
May 14, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 30.3 MBChildren adopted from foster care or from an orphanage abroad have likely experienced some level of trauma from abuse, neglect, or malnutrition. What can adoptive parents do to help? Host Dawn Davenport will interview Dr. Bruce Perry, child psychiatrist and founder of Child Trauma Academy, and author of The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog. Dr. Perry has been consulted on how to help children involved with the following high profile incidents involving traumatized children such as the Branch David...
Dr. Karyn Purvis: Raising Children from Foster Care or Orphanages
May 07, 2014 15:30 - 1 hour - 30.4 MBRaising children who have been abused or neglected is different from raising children who have not experienced trauma. Host Dawn Davenport will interview Dr. Karyn Purvis, author of The Connected Child and Director of the Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University, about how abuse, neglect and institutionalization affects children in the short term and long term, and what parenting techniques work for these children from hard places. Blog summary of the show and highlights ...
Minimal Stimulation IVF and Natural Cycle IVF
April 30, 2014 18:00 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBIVF and other infertility treatments are expensive and often not coverered by health insurance. Host Dawn Davenport talks with two pioneers in the field of fertility medicine about way and options to lower the cost of fertility treatments, including IVF. Dr. Joe Massey, a reproductive endocrinologist at Servy Massey Fertility Institute. He was involved with the first ICSI pregnancy in the US, the first US egg freezing in the US, and the world’s first successful assisted hatching procedures. D...
Coping with Infertility as the Fertile Partner
April 22, 2014 18:00 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBIs infertility experienced differently by the fertile partner in a relationship? Host Dawn Davenport will interview Dr. Andrea Braverman, a Clinical Associate Professor with a joint appointment in the Department of OB/Gyn and Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University. Since 1985, Dr. Braverman has worked as a health psychologist with a specialty in infertility counseling, third party reproduction and medical health management issues. infertility, male infertility, egg...
Talking with Your Adopted Child about the Difficult Parts of His History
April 16, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBSometimes our adopted kids come to us from a history in their birth families or drug abuse, rape, incest, abuse, or prison. Should adoptive parents share this information with the adopted child? If so, how? Host Dawn Davenport will talk with Beth O'Malley, author of many books about preparing lifebooks for adopted and foster children, including Lifebooks: Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child; and Angela Magnuson, a licensed professional counselor with Bethany Christian Services with spe...
Making a Hospital Plan in Open Adoption
April 02, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBAdoptive parents are often asked to be present at the hospital in open adoptions. This emotional time is complex for both adoptive and birth parents to navigate and hospital staff often do not help. Host Dawn Davenport will speak with Dr. Jennifer Bliss, the National Associate Counseling Director at the Independent Adoption Center, a non-profit domestic infant adoption agency; and Rebecca Vahle, Adoption Program Coordinator and founder of the Family to Family Adoption Support Program at Parke...
How Weight Affects Fertility and Infertility Treatment
March 19, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 28 MBHow does your weight or Body Mass Index (BMI) affect your fertility. Does it alter your chances of success with infertility treatment. How does Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) affect fertility and infertility treatment. Host Dawn Davenport will interview Dr. Allison Styne, a reproductive endocrinologist with RMA New York. Blog summary of the show and highlights can be found here: Blog summary of the show Highlights More Creating a Family resources on infertility and PCOS can be ...
Preparing an Adoptive Parent Portfolios for Expectant Mothers
March 05, 2014 17:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBAdoptive parents wanting to adopt a baby in the US must prepare an adoptive parent portfolio, also known as an adoptive parent profile. To learn more about how to prepare an adoptive parent profile, host Dawn Davenport interviewed Madeleine Melcher, an adoptee, mother of three through adoption, the owner of Our Journey to You (an adoption portfolio design company), and author of the new book How to Create a Successful Adoption Portfolio: Easy Steps to Help You Produce the Best Adoption Profil...
Adopting a Child with Cleft Lip/Palate
February 12, 2014 17:00 - 1 hour - 30.2 MBShould you adopt a child with cleft lip or cleft palate. What is involved with this special need? Host Dawn Davenport interviews four medical specialist working with chidlren with cleft lip/palate: Dr. Andrea Smith a dentist specializing in dental and facial Prosthetics, in fact she is one of only 350 Maxillofacial Prosthodontists worldwide. She is also Clinical Director at Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic in Lancaster Penn. We also have Dr. Thomas Samson Pediatric Plastic Surgeon at Penn St...
Classic Episode: Genetics vs. Environment- Which Affects Us the Most
February 10, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBHow much of our personality traits, temperament, talents, health conditions, mental illness, and intelligence are controlled by our genes and how much by our environment? Which trumps in parenting: Nature vs. Nurture? What relevance does this have to us as parents? Host Dawn Davenport interviews Dr. Matt McGue, a behavioral and quantitative geneticist and director of the Minnesota Twin Study; and Dr. Kerry Jang, a Professor with the UBC Department of Psychiatry. Highlights of the show can be...
Classic Episode: Evaluating Risks in Adoption Matches and Referrals
February 10, 2014 18:30 - 1 hour - 30.9 MBOne of the hardest things many adoptive parents have to do is to decide if the risks or special needs of a particular birth mother match or referral are too great for them to handle. What are the likely effects of prenatal exposures to drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes? What if their is a history of mental illness in the birth parents family. What is the child has been in an orphanage for years? Host Dawn Davenport will interview Dr. Dana Johnson, Director of the International Adoption Clinic at ...
Classic Episode: Avoiding Mistakes and Mix-Ups with IVF and Fertility Treatment
February 10, 2014 18:00 - 1 hour - 34.2 MBInfertility patients worry about the wrong embryos being transferred; their egg, sperm or embryos being mislabled; the wrong sperm being used to fertilize the egg, etc. Mistakes are rare, but infertility patients need to be prepared. What should you know to protect yourself? Host Dawn Davenport will interview Dr Jacob F Mayer, Embryologist at the Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Dr. Elizabeth Ginsburg, Past-President of the Society for Assi...
Classic Episode: Tips for Parenting a Child with ADHD
February 10, 2014 17:00 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBRaising a child with Attention Deficit Disorder is hard on kids and hard on parents. How to parent a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to avoid frustration for both parent and child. Host Dawn Davenport interviews the ADHD guru, Dr. Edward Hallowell, author of numerous books on ADD, including SuperParenting for ADD and Driven to Distraction. We'll talk about parenting techniques that work with children with ADHD. Highlights of the show can be found here: Highlights Mor...
Classic Episode: Traditional Chinese Medicine and Infertility
February 10, 2014 16:30 - 1 hour - 28.9 MBHow can Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) be used to treat infertility. Can acupuncture and TCM be used with western infertility medicine and in vitro fertilization (IVF)? Will the fertility medications you are taking interfere with the effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine? Host Dawn Davenport interviewed Dr Angela C. Wu, author of Fertility Wisdom: How Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Help Overcome Infertility to get some of the answers. Highlights of the show can be found here: ...
Myths about Having an Only Child
February 05, 2014 15:00 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBShould you have only one child? Is it fair to your child? Is it fair to you? Host Dawn Davenport will talk with Lauren Sandler, author of One and Only: The Freedom of Having an Only Child and the Joy of Being One. Blog summary of the show and highlights can be found here: Blog summary of the show Highlights More Creating a Family resources on family size and type can be found here. Support the show Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamily
What Happens in an Infertility Lab
January 28, 2014 18:00 - 1 hour - 27.7 MBWhat happens inside an embryology lab at an infertility clinic? How important is the laboratory to the success of IVF. How do labs differ? Host Dawn Davenport will talk with embryologist Scott Kratka, senior embryologist at the Reproductive Science Center of New Jersey and Board Certified by the American College of Embryology. Blog summary of the show and highlights can be found here: Blog summary of the show Highlights More Creating a Family resources on infertility treatments ca...
Adopting from Asia
January 22, 2014 17:00 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBHave you ever considered international adoption? Can you adopt from China, Korea, Taiwan, or Hong Kong? What are the requirements and how much does it cost? Host Dawn Our guests are Dana Woods, China Program Director at A Helping Hand Adoption Agency, located in Lexington, KY, an affiliate of Nightlight Christian Adoptions; Kimberly Alls, Director of Adoption and the Waiting Child Coordinator for Dillon International; and Emily Mathews, Missouri Director of All Blessings International Adopti...
Adoption Tax Credit 2013
January 15, 2014 17:00 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBThe adoption tax credit is a great way to help fund your adoption, though it is often underutilized. Host Dawn Davenport will interview two of the leading experts on this confusing tax credit: Donald Cofsky, President of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and Josh Kroll, with the North American Council on Adoptable Children. adoption tax credit, adoption tax credit 2013, adoption, foster care adoption, failed adoption, international adoption Highlights of this show can be found here:...
Considering Single Motherhood
January 08, 2014 17:00 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBShould you become a single mother? What are your options? How do you raise healthy happy kids as a single parent? Host Dawn Davenport will interview Lee Varon, a clinical social worker, single adoptive mom of two, and author of two books for single people interested in adopting: "Adopting On Your Own: The Complete Guide to Adopting As A Single Parent" and "Single Adoptive Parents: Our Stories"; Dr. Michelle Ottey, the Laboratory Director for Fairfax Cryobank; and Mikki Morrissette, founder of...
Adopting through an Adoption Lawyer
December 18, 2013 17:00 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBWhat is the adoption process when adopting through an adoption attorney for those wanting to adopt a baby in the US? How do you find an adoption attorney? Who finds the prospective birth mothers?What questions should you ask before hiring? Host Dawn Davenport will interview four leading adoption attorneys: Colleen Quinn, Steve Kirsch, Jim Thompson, and Michael Goldstein. adopting a baby, adoption process, domestic adoption, US adoption, adoption attorney, adoption lawyer, transracial adoptio...
Affect of Early Life Experiences on Adopted Children
December 11, 2013 17:00 - 1 hour - 28.6 MBHost Dawn Davenport will interview Dr. Charles Nelson, Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and one of the leading experts on how early childhood neglect, abuse, malnutrition, institutionalization, and prenatal environment affect children. adoption, adopting a child, adopting from foster care, foster care adoption, adopting a baby, international adoption, adopting from China, adopting from Ethiopia, adopting from Poland, adopting from Bulgaria, adopting from Colombia, adopting fr...
What Expectant Women Look for When Choosing Adoptive Parents
December 04, 2013 17:00 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBEach expectant woman considering placing her child for adoption is looking for something special in the adoptive parent she chooses. What common factors do adoption agencies and adoption lawyers see in how birth mothers choose adoptive parents. How does age, marital status, health, and sexual orientation affect their choice? Host Dawn Davenport will interview Lark Cooper, the Intake Coordination for Children's Connection Inc, an adoption agency with offices throughout Texas; and Danielle Good...
Dealing with Infertility and Miscarriage Grief
November 27, 2013 17:00 - 1 hour - 29 MBThe pain and losses of infertility and miscarriage are often not recognized by our society. It is hard to mourn a loss others do not see. This grief can hang around and impair our joy in our family through adoption, egg donation, sperm donation, or surrogacy. How do men and women process this grief in different ways. How can you resolve this grief.Our guests to talk about ambiguous or disenfranchised loss are Dr. Ken Doka, Professor at The College of New Rochelle and Senior Consultant to the ...