Latest Adoptive parenting Podcast Episodes
5 Tips for Getting the Social Worker's Attention - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - August 20, 2023 06:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Q: I’ve applied to adopt a waiting child from foster care. We are open to all races, kids up to age 13, and sibling groups up to 3 kids. We applied and then heard nothing. We also applied through AdoptUSKids and also heard nothi...
How Can I Adopt a Baby? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - August 13, 2023 06:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. There are several ways to adopt a baby in the US. Adopt a newborn or young infant through private adoptions. Adopt a baby in the US through the foster care system. Additional resources on infant adoption: How to Adopt in 202...
Introduction to Prenatal Substance Exposure
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - August 09, 2023 06:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you considering adopting or fostering? Or taking in a relative's child? Do you suspect or know that the birth mom used drugs or alcohol during pregnancy? Join us today to learn how these substances might impact the child and...
Practical Tips for Welcoming an Older Foster or Kinship Child or Youth - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - August 06, 2023 06:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. This is a perennial question that is often asked: Help, I have an older child moving in. How do I make them comfortable and make the transition as easy as possible for us all? We offer 3 tips to help you welcome a new young pers...
Basic Baby Care
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - August 02, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you expecting the placement of a newborn? Don't miss our conversation about the latest information on baby care with Kristen O’Dell, a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with almost two decades of working with over 10...
Helping Internationally Adopted Children Develop a Healthy Cultural and Racial Identity
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - July 26, 2023 06:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you raising an internationally adopted child or a child of another race? Join our fascinating discussion with Dr. Hollee McGinnis, an Assistant Professor in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work. She foc...
Navigating Special Education and the IEP/504 Process
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - July 12, 2023 06:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Do you have a child receiving special education services or one that you think may need these services? In this podcast, we talk about navigating this process. Our guests will be Lisa Eisenberg and Gaile Osborne. Lisa Eisenberg ...
Creating a Family Trailer
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - July 07, 2023 17:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Support the Show. Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the profe...
Birth Parent Experiences in Adoption
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - June 28, 2023 06:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Everyone connected to adoption needs to listen to this show. We talk about a new research report on how birth parents experience adoption. The results will surprise you! Our guest are the two main authors: Ryan Hanlon is the Exe...
You Should Be Grateful: Stories of Race, Identity, & Transracial Adoption
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - June 14, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Join us to talk with Angela Tucker about her new book You Should Be Grateful: Stories of Race Identity, and Transracial Adoption. Angela is a black woman adopted from foster care to white parents. She was the subject of Closure,...
Jessica Grose: Screaming on the Inside
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - June 07, 2023 06:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Do you sometimes feel like screaming because you can't keep up with all that you think is expected of being a mom? If so, you're in good company. Join us to listen to our interview with Jessica Grose about her book Screaming on ...
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - May 31, 2023 06:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you parenting teens, or will you be in a few years? Don't miss today's conversation with psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour, author of the book, "The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adol...
A Conversation with Dr. Bruce Perry about Trauma
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - May 24, 2023 17:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Join us as Dr. Bruce Perry answers your questions about how trauma impacts adoptive, foster, and kinship kids and families. Dr. Bruce Perry, is a child psychiatrist and neuroscientist, the principal of the Neurosequential Networ...
Parenting the Challenging Child While Maintaining Attachment
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - May 10, 2023 06:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Is your child more intense and more challenging than other kids? Do you worry about the future for this child and your ability to help them learn to behave? You will love this interview with Tina Feigal, M.S., Ed., the Director ...
Helping Autistic Kids Shine
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - May 03, 2023 06:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you parenting a child on the autism spectrum. This interview will give you insight and hope. We talk with Dr. Lynn Koegel, a clinical professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and author of Hidden Brilliance: ...
Should You Consider Adopting a Child of a Different Race or Ethnicity?
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 26, 2023 06:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Have you thought about adopting a child of a different race or ethnicity? Are you up for the job? How can you be the best family for this child? Join us when we talk with Meggin Nam Holtz, a Licensed Master Social Worker, and a ...
Helping Our Kids Regulate Big Emotions
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 19, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Does your child struggle with controlling their big emotions? Do they seem angry or frustrated most of the time? We've got some answers! Join us to listen to this interview with Dr. Stuart Shanker, a Distinguished Research Profe...
Talking with Children About Adoption at Different Ages
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 12, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Do you wonder how to talk to your child about adoption? What if they don't seem interested? How do you talk about some of the hard stuff? This episode explores talking with children about adoption at different ages with Mari Itz...
Parenting Adopted Teens and Young Adults
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 29, 2023 06:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. How does parenting an adopted teen differ from parenting teens that come to us through birth? What are some of the unique challenges adopted teens or young adults face? Check out our interview with Katie Naftzger, an LCSW, Korea...
Helping Adopted Children Heal From Past Trauma and Loss
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 22, 2023 06:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Did your child experience trauma or loss before they came to you? Do you want to help them heal? Join our conversation with Dr. Amanda Baden, a Professor and the Doctoral Program Director at Montclair State University in the gra...
Adopting or Fostering a Child Who Identifies as LGBTQ+
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 15, 2023 06:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Have you wondered if you could be the right place for an LGBTQ+ youth or child to land? Join us to talk about how to be an affirming and supportive home for LGBTQ+ youth. Or guest will be Angela Weeks, the Director of the Nation...
Navigating Sticky Birth Parent Situations
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 08, 2023 07:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. How do you handle a birth parent showing up to a meeting with the child stoned or drunk? What do you do when a birth parent often breaks promises to the child? Join us to talk about nine sticky situations that adoptive parents o...
Handling Screens and Technology as a Family
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 01, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. When should your child get a smartphone? What can you do if your child spends too much time playing video games? How can we protect our kids from the downsides of social media? Join us to talk about parenting and technology with...
Trauma-Informed Parenting: Practical Applications of TBRI®
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - February 22, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Kari Dady joins us to talk about applying the guiding principles of Trust-Based Relational Intervention® to typical parenting situations. Kari Dady is a Regional Training & Consultation Specialist with the Karyn Purvis Institute...
Impact of Fostering and Adoption on Kids Already in the Family
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - February 08, 2023 07:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Do you worry that your decision to foster or adopt will hurt the kids you are already raising? Check out this podcast with Dr. Jana Hunsley, an Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of Texas at Dallas, trauma ther...
Identical Twins Separated at Birth
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - February 01, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. What happens when identical twins born in Vietnam are separated by adoption, with one adopted by a US family and one adopted by a Vietnamese family? Join us to talk with Erika Hayasaki, a journalist and author of Somewhere Siste...
Picky Eating and Other Food Issues
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - January 25, 2023 07:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Have mealtimes become a battleground in your house, is your child a picky eater, or do you have a child who eats too much? We provide lots of tips in our conversations with Dr. Katja Rowell, a family doctor and author of Love Me...
2022 Adoption Tax Credit
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - January 18, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you planning on claiming the Adoption Tax Credit when you file your taxes this year? If so, this is the podcast for you! We talk with two of the top experts in the US on the Adoption Tax Credit: Becky Wilmoth, an Enrolled Ag...
How to Adopt in 2023
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - January 11, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you thinking about adopting this year? You don't want to miss this discussion of how to adopt and current trends in private infant adoption, foster care adoption, and international adoption. Our guests are Chris Peszka, MSW,...
Making Peace with Living Child Free
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - January 04, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. How do you know when enough is enough? What do you do when infertility treatment and adoption don't end up with you having a child. Join us to talk with Rebecca and Sallyann Majoya, co-authors of the memoir Uncertain Fruit, and ...
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