Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care
585 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 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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How to Avoid Triggering and Being Triggered by Our Kids
November 17, 2021 07:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBDo your child's reactions seem bigger than they should be to everyday events? Are your reactions sometimes a bit too big? What causes us to get triggered by our kids or to trigger them? We talk with Dr. Tripp Ake, a licensed psychologist with over 20 years of experience in the field of child trauma treatment. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center and the program director for the National Child Traumatic Stress N...
How Trauma Impacts a Child’s Development
November 10, 2021 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBTrauma can impact almost every single aspect of a child's development. But there are things parents can do to buffer that impact. We talk with Brett Loftis, CEO of Crossnore Communities for Children and Dr. Dawn O'Malley, Crossnore's Senior Director of Clinical Services. In this episode, we cover: How can trauma impact a child’s attachment and relationships? How does this impact them in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood? How can trauma affect a child’s physical development or brain d...
Decisions To Be Made at Egg Retrieval
November 03, 2021 06:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBWe talk with Corey Burke, an embryologist and Tissue Bank Director at Cryos International-USA and Dr. Mark Trolice, Reproductive Endocrinologist and Director of The IVF Center in Orlando and Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, and author of The Fertility Doctor's Guide to Overcoming Infertility about decisions doctors and patient have to make concerning eggs or embryos after retrieval. In this episode, we cover: Overview of the IVF...
Parental Leave: What you Need to Know Before You Adopt or Foster
October 27, 2021 06:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBAre adoptive parents eligible for parental leave? What about foster parents or kinship parents? We talk with Dr. Amy Beacom and Sue Campbell, with the Center for Parental Leave Leadership and co-authors of The Parental Leave Playbook. In this episode, we cover: What are the laws and rules surrounding parental leave in the US? Who is eligible for parental leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? Parental leave on the company level. How does parental leave differ from maternit...
A Guide to Raising Your Grandchild
October 20, 2021 06:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBWe talk about raising your grandkids with Christine Adamec, coauthor with Dr. Andrew Adesman, of The Grandfamily Guidebook. She and her husband have been raising their teenage grandson since his infancy. In this episode, we cover: Why are grandparent led families increasing? What are some common emotions that grandparents and other kin experience when they realize that they need to step in and raise their grandchildren or other kin? What type of decisions should you make about legal cust...
Talking With Your Adopted or Foster Child About the Hard Parts of Their Story
October 13, 2021 06:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBTalking with your adopted or foster child about the hard parts of their story can feel like a daunting task. Should you tell your child that her birth father is in jail or that her birth mother is addicted to drugs, or that she was conceived by rape? If so, how in the world do you share this news. We talk with Lesli Johnson, an EMDR therapist who specializes in adoption and foster care and an adult adoptee; and Susan Myers, a licensed Master Social Worker with Adoptions from the Heart Adopti...
Family Building Challenges for Military Families: Adoption, IVF & Fostering
September 22, 2021 06:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBWe talk about the challenges of adopting, fostering, IVF, or third-party reproduction while being in the military. We talk with the co-founders of the Military Family Building Coalition, Katy Bell Hendrickson and Ellen Gustafson. In this episode, we cover: What are the challenges of being in the military and trying to adopt? What are the challenges of being in the military when seeking fertility treatment Military health insurance: Tri Care Military Family Building Coalition https://www...
Kinship Caregivers & The Hidden Foster Care System
September 15, 2021 06:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBKinship caregivers (primarily grandparents raising their grandchildren) are often functioning as a shadow foster care system. We talk with Josh Gupta-Kagan, a Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law and author of America’s Hidden Foster Care System in the Stanford Law Review, and Karissa Phelps, a Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow at Temple Legal Aid, where she provides legal representation and services to kinship caregivers. In this episode, we cover: In many ca...
The Traumatic Impact of Racism
September 08, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBThe trauma of racism impacts our children's physical and emotional health. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Roger Harrison, a clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and a pediatric psychologist in the Division of Behavioral Health at Nemours/Alfred I DuPont Hospital for Children; Dr. Lonna Gordon, the Division Chief of Adolescent Medicine at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Florida. She is board certified in pediatrics, adole...
Uterine Fibroids: Causes, Treatment, and Impact on Fertility
September 01, 2021 06:00 - 52 minutes - 35.7 MBWhat do you need to know about uterine fibroids if you want to get pregnant? We talk with Dr. Desiree McCarthy-Keith, is the Medical Director of Shady Grove Fertility Atlanta and a Board Certified OB/GYN and Reproductive Endocrinologist. She also has a Master of Public Health in maternal and child health. She has been listed in Atlanta Magazine’s Top Doctors for Infertility from 2017-2021 and as one of Black Health Magazine’s Most Influential African American Doctors. In this episode, we co...
How to Raise an Intense Child
August 25, 2021 06:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBDo you have a child that is more—more loud, more energetic, more argumentative, more everything? Intense children can be harder to raise, but their intensity is a gift as well as a parenting challenge. We talk with Howard Glasser, creator of the Nurtured Heart Approach to parenting. He is the author of Transforming the Difficult Child and Transforming the Intense Child Workbook. In this episode, we cover: What do you consider to be an intense child? My child was “more”—more loud, more ener...
How to Become a Foster Parent
August 18, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBHave you ever thought about becoming a foster parent but didn't know where to begin? This is the show for you! We talk with Vicki Ochoa, State Director for South Carolina MENTOR, an organization that provides an array of child and family services, on the ins and outs of becoming a foster parent. In this episode, we cover: Why should you become a foster parent? What is the role of a foster parent? What are the expectations of what a foster parent will do? How to become a foster parent. ...
How Our Immune System Affects Fertility and Miscarriage
August 04, 2021 06:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBCan problems in our immune system cause infertility, miscarriage, or premature birth? Today we talk with Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Daniel Stein, Director of RMA of New York’s Westside office and Chief of Reproductive Endocrinology at Mount Sinai West Hospital, about the impact our immune system has on our fertility. In this episode, we cover: In what ways are our immune system and reproductive system linked? Why does the woman’s immune system not react to the presence of a fetus? ...
How Our Immune System Affects Fertility and Miscarriage
August 04, 2021 06:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBCan problems in our immune system cause infertility, miscarriage, or premature birth? Today we talk with Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Daniel Stein, Director of RMA of New York’s Westside office and Chief of Reproductive Endocrinology at Mount Sinai West Hospital, about the impact our immune system has on our fertility. In this episode, we cover: In what ways are our immune system and reproductive system linked? Why does the woman’s immune system not react to the presence of a fetus? ...
Parenting a Child with Prenatal Exposure
July 28, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBWhat are the long-term impacts of prenatal alcohol and drug exposure and how can we parent these kids to help them thrive. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Mona Delahooke, a clinical child psychologist and the author of Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children’s Behavioral Challenges. In this episode, we cover: Long term impact of prenatal alcohol and drug exposure: Research has found that most drugs that are commonly abused easily cross the pl...
What’s It Like to Be In Foster Care: Former Foster Youth Speak Out
July 21, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBIn this episode we talk with a panel of four former foster youth to find out what it is like to be raised in foster care and what they wish foster parents knew about the experience. In this episode, we cover: What was the experience of being removed from your home and taken from your parents? Was there something that your foster parents could have done when you were first placed in the home to help alleviate some of the trauma? Did you feel fully included in your foster family? What can...
Handling Social Media
July 14, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBWhat issues do you need to think about when using social media as an adoptive or foster parent? What issues do you need to consider for your teens and tweens as they engage in social media? We talk with Katie Biron, Director Fostering Connections for Families and Program Manager of the Family Connections Program; Laura Jean Beauvais, licensed professional counselor with New Wind Counseling; and Dawn Friedman, a licensed professional clinical counselor with supervisory designation at Building...
Preparing Kids Already in the Home for an Adoption
July 07, 2021 06:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBHow can we prepare kids already in our home for the adoption of a sibling whether that new sibling is an infant or an older child. We will talk with Michelle Hoevker, a board-certified Clinical Social Work Supervisor and Program Director of Adoption and Foster Care at Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services with more than 20 years experience in child welfare; and Adam Crawford, a Licensed Master Social Worker and the Program Director of Adoption and Foster Care at Presbyterian Children’s ...
Is Human Fertility Declining and What Can We Do About It
June 30, 2021 06:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBIs human fertility declining? What is the cause and what can we do about it. Our guest is Dr. Shanna Swan, an award-winning scientist based at Mount Sinai Medical Center and one of the world’s leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists. She is the author of Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race. In this episode, we cover: Is sperm count in human males declinin...
Is Human Fertility Declining and What Can We Do About It
June 30, 2021 06:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBIs human fertility declining? What is the cause and what can we do about it. Our guest is Dr. Shanna Swan, an award-winning scientist based at Mount Sinai Medical Center and one of the world’s leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists. She is the author of Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race. In this episode, we cover: Is sperm count in human males declinin...
Adopting a Relative from Abroad
June 25, 2021 09:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBWhat issues should parents think about when adopting a relative (niece, cousin, sibling) from abroad. We talk with Mary Beth King, who has a Master of Science in Social Administration and is Frank Adoption Center’s Executive Director, and with Katie Schultz, an International Adoption Specialist with Madison Adoption Associates. In this episode, we cover, What level of genetic relationship is required to call it a kinship adoption as well as what circumstances make a child eligible for an i...
How to Raise a Child Who Will Thrive
June 18, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBWhat are the 7 essential character traits that parents can teach their children to increase resiliency? In this episode we talk with Dr. Michelle Borba, an internationally renowned educational psychologist and author of Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine. In this episode, we cover: You paint a picture in your book of tweens, teens and young adults who are stressed, anxious, depressed, and lonesome. Why are our kids experiencing this? Importance of pla...
Partnering with Birth Parents in Foster Care
June 11, 2021 01:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBCall it co-parenting, shared parenting, or partnership parenting, the gist is the same: foster parents are expected to share the nurturing of a foster child with the birth parents to facilitate reunification whenever possible. Join us today to talk about shared parenting with Carrie Sgarlata, an educator, mom, foster mom, and foster parent trainer and recruiter; and Andrea Leaman, a social worker with the Foster Care Licensing and Placement Program with Children’s Wisconsin Community Service...
The Endocrine System, Thyroid Gland, and Fertility
June 04, 2021 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBHow does the endocrine system impacts fertility, what can go wrong, and what can be done about it. We talk today with Dr. Mark Trolice, the Director of Fertility CARE: The IVF Center in Orlando and Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine. He is double Board-certified in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility and OB/GYN. In this episode, we include: · What is the function of the endocrine system in human health? · How does t...
Interview with Sarah Sentilles, author of "Stranger Care"
May 28, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBIn this episode we interview Sarah Sentilles, author of a newly released book by Random House titled Stranger Care. "Stranger Care" is a beautifully written book that captures the promise and often the failure of foster care. And it is a beautiful portrait of love with no promise of a future. In this episode, we cover: Beautifully written book that captures the promise and often the failure of foster care. And a beautiful portrait of love with no promise of a future. · How did you co...
Interview with Sarah Sentilles, author of "Stranger Care"
May 28, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBIn this episode we interview Sarah Sentilles, author of a newly released book by Random House titled Stranger Care. "Stranger Care" is a beautifully written book that captures the promise and often the failure of foster care. And it is a beautiful portrait of love with no promise of a future. In this episode, we cover: Beautifully written book that captures the promise and often the failure of foster care. And a beautiful portrait of love with no promise of a future. · How did you co...
Blending Children by Birth and Adoption
May 21, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBHave you ever considered adopting after you had children by birth? Or thought about trying to get pregnant after you adopted? Is it a good idea to combine kids by birth and adoption. In this episode, we talk with Rebecca Ricardo, an LCSW who has worked in the field of adoption since 1991. She currently serves as the Executive Director for a licensed, child-placing agency that provides both placement and support services. She is an adoptee and a birth mom. The son she placed for adoption was ...
Taking Care of Yourself When Parenting Harder to Parent Kids
May 14, 2021 09:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBDo you sometimes feel that self-care is an impossible goal when you are parenting kids who have experienced trauma. There isn't enough time in the day to do it all, much less take care of yourself. Or is there? Join us to talk about how to find time to take care of yourself. We will talk with Angelica Jones, MSW, Program Director of Intercountry Services and the Intensive Service Foster Care Recruiter and Trainer at Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services. In this episode, we cover: · ...
Impact of OTC Drugs on Fertility
May 07, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBDo you worry that the over the counter medications you take for a headache or allergies could impact your fertility? What about CBD or melatonin? We talk with Dr. Kathleen Tucker, a scientific director for various IVF labs; and with K.E. Tucker Consulting, and Dr. Angie Beltos, CEO and Chief Medical Officer of Vios Fertility Institute. In this episode, we include: Research has found three reasons why the impact of OTC medication on fertility has become an increasing issue. We are taking m...
Talking with Young Children about Adoption and Birth Parents
April 30, 2021 09:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBHow should you talk with young children, toddlers, and preschoolers about adoption. How do you talk about birth mothers and birth fathers? In this episode we talk with Jenna Howard, a LMSW who has worked in the adoption field since 1994 in both domestic and international adoption. In addition, she is an adoptee and an adoptive mom. In this episode, we cover: Why is it important to start talking about adoption and birth parents with kids when they are very young? When should you begin talk...
Practical Tips for Disciplining Children Who Have Experienced Trauma
April 23, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBHow do you discipline kids who have experienced trauma? We provide 5 tips and then discuss 5 challenging parenting situations. Our expert is Karen Doyle Buckwalter, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor, and co-author of "Raising the Challenging Child". In this episode, we cover: 1. The Relationship Bank Account Spend effort building your relationship with your child so that you have banked “good will” for when you need to say no or set a firm rul...
Panel of Kinship Caregivers: What's It Really Like
April 16, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBWhat's it like to have your world turned upside down when you become the parent to your grandchild, niece, or nephew? What are the hidden joys and challenges. In this podcast episode, we have a frank and open talk with a panel of kinship caregivers about their experience. In this episode, we cover: What has been one of the greatest joys you’ve experienced as a kinship caregiver? What has been one of the greatest challenges you’ve had in raising your grandchild or niece or nephew? How h...
Helping Parents & Kids Manage Phones, Internet, & Gaming
April 09, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBHow old is too young for a phone? Is gaming harmful to our kids? How much technology is too much. We talk with Dr. Jay Berk, a licensed psychologist and an expert in working with children and families. He is the author of two books: “A Parent’s Quick Guide to Electronic Addiction” and “Codeswitching: Social Skills in the Screen-Age”. In this episode, we cover: Parents from time immemorial have worried about the impact of the “new technology” and this goes back to our great great great gran...
Genetics and Fertility
April 02, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBHave you ever wondered if your struggle to conceive could be caused by your genes? Today we're going to answer that question and more about genetics and fertility by talking with two certified genetic counselors with CooperGenomics: Sharyn Lincoln and Sheila Johal. In this episode, we cover: Infertility is a disease affecting nearly 7% of all couples. It is a highly heterogeneous pathology with a complex etiology that includes both environmental and genetic factors. In this episode we will...
Impact of Fostering on Kids Already in the Family
March 26, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBBringing foster children into your family may impact the kids already in your home—both in positive and potentially negative ways. We will provide suggestions on how to integrate new foster children into your home as seamlessly as possible. Our guest expert is Dr. Eshele Williams, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, who brings her professional expertise with counseling foster families as well as her personal experience as being a biological child in a family that fostered many children...
Impact of Prenatal Exposure to Opiates, Opioids, Methadone, Suboxone, and Other Common Drugs
March 12, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBWhat do adoptive and foster parents need to know about the impacts of prenatal exposure to opioids, Suboxone, and Methadone. What are the risks to a baby born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome or Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS)? We talk with Dr. Julian Davies, a pediatrician at the University of Washington’s Center for Adoption Medicine and their FASD and Prenatal Exposure Clinic. In this episode, we cover: What are opiates or opioids? What are the most common opiates that are...
Coping with Pregnancy Loss and Miscarriage
March 05, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBHave you or someone you care about experienced a miscarriage or stillbirth? We talk about coping with pregnancy loss with Dr. Poonum Sharma, a Licensed Psychologist specializing in reproductive issues. She is a long term member of the Mental Health Provider Professional Group at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine. In this episode, we cover: Miscarriage and Stillbirth Statistics Distinction between a miscarriage and stillbirth. A stillbirth is the death of a baby before or durin...
Adopting as a Single Parent
February 26, 2021 10:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBWhat issues should you consider if you want to adopt as a single person? We talk with Susan Fremer, a licensed mental health intern and a single mom of five adopted girls; and Lee Varon, a LICSW specializing in adoptive parenting, a single mom to two sons through adoption, and author of two books on single parent adoption. In this episode, we cover: Single parenting is common. Are there distinctions between becoming a single parent through divorce, conception, and adoption? How easy is ...
Adopting as a Single Parent
February 26, 2021 10:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBWhat issues should you consider if you want to adopt as a single person? We talk with Susan Fremer, a licensed mental health intern and a single mom of five adopted girls; and Lee Varon, a LICSW specializing in adoptive parenting, a single mom to two sons through adoption, and author of two books on single parent adoption. In this episode, we cover: Single parenting is common. Are there distinctions between becoming a single parent through divorce, conception, and adoption? How easy is ...
What Do Kinship Caregivers Need to Succeed?
February 19, 2021 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBGrandparents raising grandkids or aunts and uncles raising nephews and nieces is often complicated and comes with a mix of challenges and blessings. What are the unique issues that kinship caregivers face and what do they need to succeed. We talk about these issues with LaNette Jacobs, an aunt raising her two nephews; Marla Galvan, a licensed clinical social worker and Foster Care Strategic Consultant for Child Welfare Information Gateway; Dr. Ali Caliendo, the Executive Director of Foster K...
Fertility Preservation and Egg Freezing
February 12, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBShould you consider freezing your eggs? What is involved and how much does it cost. We talk with Dr. Taraneh Nazem, Board-Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist with Reproductive Medicine Associates of NY. In this episode, we cover: Female Fertility Overview of female fertility. What impacts fecundity? How important is age in female fertility? Why does age negatively impact fertility in women? What other factors decrease a woman’s fertility? Fertility Preservation At what age does ...
How a Parent's History with Attachment and Trauma Impacts Adoption and Fostering
February 05, 2021 10:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBHave you ever wondered why a specific behavior by your child drives you crazy? What do we as parents bring to the relationship that could be part of the problem? We talk about how a parent's history with attachment and trauma impacts our parenting with Dr. Patrice Berry, a licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training in adoption and foster care and over 15 years of clinical experience. In this episode, we cover: · Research has shown that our attachment style with our own p...
Adoption Tax Credit 2020
January 27, 2021 17:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBHow can you talk full advantage of the Adoption Tax Credit? What changes are important when filing for this credit for your 2020 taxes. We talk with Becky Wilmoth, an Enrolled Agent and Adoption Tax Credit Specialist with Bill's Tax Service and Josh Kroll, the Adoption Subsidy Resource Center coordinator at the North American Council on Adoptable Children. In this episode, we cover: What is the Adoption Tax Credit for adoption being claimed on 2020 federal taxes $14,300 It is a non-refun...
Evaluating Risk Factors in Foster Care
January 22, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBWe talk about evaluating the risk factors for foster care with Dr. Kimara Gustafson, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota with appointments at both their Adoption Medicine Clinic and Pediatric Emergency Department. In this episode, we cover: The common risk factor that foster parents and those wanting to adopt from foster care need to be aware of include physical, emotional, developmental, educational, and behavioral problems rooted in child...
Maintaining Your Marriage & Relationships When Adopting or Fostering
January 15, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBWe don’t just bring kids into our homes; we bring them into our marriage and relationships. And marriages or relationships are particularly challenged when we are parenting kids who have been exposed to trauma. We talk with Amy Garber, MSW and LICSW, the Manager of the Post Adoption Program with Wide Horizons for Children, a child welfare organization. We also talk with Anne Meijers, a licensed clinical social worker, specializing in adult and couples therapy. In this episode, we cover: Ou...
Transitioning Home as a Newly Adoptive Family
January 08, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBWhat should you expect as you return home with a newly adopted baby or child? What are the common emotions? We talk with Laura Jean Beauvais, a licensed professional counselor and mother of two adult daughters through adoption. She has conducted domestic, foster, and international adoptions for more than 25 years. In this episode, we cover: Adopting a Newborn What are some common emotions when adopting a newborn? What are some common stresses when adopting a newborn? How may the revocat...
Healing After Abuse and Neglect
December 24, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBChildren adopted from foster care or from abroad have often experienced abuse, neglect, or trauma. These children require a different form of parenting. This is a re-air of an older interview we did with the late Dr. Karyn Purvis, author of The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family, and the founder and Director of the TCU Institute of Child Development, about how to help children from hard places heal. In this episode, we cover: Why is parenting abused children...
Adopting a Child from Another State
December 18, 2020 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBHow do you find and adopt a baby or child in another state and what is the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC)? We talk with Chantilly Wijayasinha, MSW and MPH and Interim Director of Adoptions and Foster Care at Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services; and Jim Thompson, adoption, foster care, and assisted reproduction attorney at the Thompson Dove Law Group, and a Fellow at Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys. Support the show Please leave us a rating o...
Impact of COVID-19 on Surrogacy
December 11, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MBHow is the COVID-19 pandemic impacting those people who are trying to create their family through surrogacy —both those seeking surrogates in the US and those going abroad. We talk with Dr. Barry Witt, the Medical Director of WINFertility and Greenwich Fertility. In this episode, we cover: How is surrogacy practiced in the US? What is the distinction between gestational surrogate and a traditional surrogate? Is it possible to go abroad to find a surrogate? Why do people go abroad? What...
Legal Process of Domestic Adoption: What You Need to Know Before You Adopt
December 04, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBDo you know how the legal process of adoption works? How do you get an original birth certificate? How do you get a social security number for your adopted child? We talk with Brinton Wright, an adoption attorney and Fellow in the Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys about the legal and social implications of adoption. In this episode, we cover: Different types of adoption. The difference between voluntary and involuntary termination of parental rights. What is meant by ...