Latest Foster care Podcast Episodes
REPLAY: Self-Compassion Keeps you Regulated
The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma} - May 03, 2024 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsThis episode originally aired on December 22, 2020, episode 8 ::: I love love love talking about self-compassion for two main reasons. #1- Self-Compassion is solidly anchored in the relational neurosciences- and you know how much I love...and need...for things to be anchored in science. #2- ...
EP: 176 Feel Better, Even If Nothing Changes
The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma} - April 30, 2024 04:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsIs it possible to feel better even if your child’s behavior doesn’t change? Even if the stress doesn’t change? Theoretically, yes. Your chronic watchdog or possum state means you are in chronic protection mode. Is it possible to shift out of protection mode before the chaos in your life chang...
REPLAY: Stress Response System
The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma} - April 26, 2024 04:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsThis episode originally aired on September 20th, 2022 Another important piece of understanding what is underneath your child's big, baffling behaviors is the Stress Response System. Our Stress Response System plays a huge role in our children's behaviors and also how we perceive those behaviors...
Episode 270: Eleven Arizona GOP Electors Indicted
Mac Watson Talks - April 25, 2024 05:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 119 ratingsIn the News --Arizona GOP electors indicted for election fraud --Legislature attempts to repeal Arizona's 100-year-old abortion law --New terminal at Sky Harbor announced --Boy's pet octopus has 50 babies --Hidden Bible chapter found Tales from the Crib --Car troubles Last Word --Thief returns...
Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 24, 2024 06:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsJoin us to talk about the very important topic of youth suicide. Our guest will be Dr. Angela Tunno, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor at Duke University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science. One of her areas of specialty is trauma-informed suici...
EP: 175 Secure Relating with Guests Sue and Ann from Therapist Uncensored
The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma} - April 23, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsSettle in for a fun and inspiring chat with hosts from Therapist Uncensored and authors of the new release Secure Relating, Sue Marriott & Ann Kelley. In this episode, you’ll learn How responding to our children’s (and partner’s) needs in the present moment, instead of from a place of anxious ...
I Feel Awful, But I Wish We Hadn't Adopted - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 21, 2024 06:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: I was the one who wanted to adopt. My husband agreed because I wanted it so bad, but now, I’m the one who wishes we hadn’t done it. We adopted a 5-year-old little girl, who is now 7. The awful truth is that I don’t love this child. I don’t even like her very much. I wish I could turn...
REPLAY: Enabling vs Low-Demand Parenting
The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma} - April 19, 2024 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsThis episode originally aired on August 1st, 2023 Parenting a child with a vulnerable nervous system can feel like navigating a maze blindfolded. But what if we told you that understanding the balance between enabling and co-regulation could be your guiding light? This week, we break down this ...
Ep. 174: When it's Hard to Keep Offering Connection
The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma} - April 16, 2024 04:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsI’m sure you’ve had moments (days, weeks, months) where it felt hard, maybe even impossible, to keep offering connection to your child. It is hard to offer connection to someone who seems to constantly reject it! If it feels hard to keep offering your child connection, I actually want you to s...
Should I Use a Public or Private Agency to Get My Foster Parent License? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 14, 2024 06:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: Hubby and I are finally ready to take the plunge and become foster parents. We wanted to wait until our youngest was in high school. We’ve started listening to your podcast, and you’ve mentioned on several of the shows that we would likely have a choice between the local county child w...
REPLAY: Low Demand Parenting with Amanda Diekman
The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma} - April 12, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 107 ratings*** Hey, if you listen to podcasts, you'll probably love listening to Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors on audiobook! Download it on Audible or wherever you get your audiobooks! *** ::: Overwhelmed and unsure where to start? Check out the START HERE podcast- I put it together just to an...
Episode 269: Arizona Abortion Law
Mac Watson Talks - April 12, 2024 02:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 119 ratingsIn the News --Eclipse wrap-up --Arizona abortion discussion --Chad Daybell trial update --Scottsdale mayor flip-flops on Coyotes arena --Suns fan Mr. ORNG charged with soliciting photos from minors --Terrell Suggs arrested after flashing gun at drive through --Teenager with Nerf gun killed when ...
Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 10, 2024 06:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsDo you worry about applying the Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard as a foster parent? Check out this interview with Rhonda Serrano, a senior attorney at the ABA Center on Children and the Law, and Kate Schultz, the Deputy Director at Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina and a licensed f...
From Rock Bottom to Bringing a Family Together Again: A Foster Care Success Story with Jackie Polk
Fostering Change - April 09, 2024 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsAfter you listen to today’s episode of Fostering Change, take a moment. Take a breath. Reflect on what you heard, and ponder how you would handle the situations that our guest Jackie Polk faced. Here is part of the note Jackie sent us when she inquired about sharing her story: I'm a boy mom of...
Ep. 173: Are Connected Kids always Cooperative
The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma} - April 09, 2024 04:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsIf regulated, connected kids who feel safe do well, does that mean connected kids are always cooperative? Definitely not! In fact, there’s a level of connection to others- and to themselves! - that invites in the safety to be UNcooperative! In this episode, you’ll learn How safety can invite ...
Will I Be Ruining My Life If I Accept This Adoption Match? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 07, 2024 06:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: We’ve been waiting for 15 months for an expectant mom to choose us to adopt her baby. We finally got chosen, but I’m filled with fear. Are we the right family for this baby? Are we up to parenting her? Will we be ruining our lives and maybe hers? Resources: Evaluating Risk Factors i...
REPLAY: School Refusal with Eliza Fricker
The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma} - April 05, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsThis is NOT an episode about how to make your kid go to school. What you WILL learn in this episode: What is pathological demand avoidance, or PDA? Schools valuing attendance above all is not helpful You are a good parent even if your kid doesn’t go to school That sometimes, all we have to...
Episode 268: Phoenix Cracking Down on AirBNBs during Final Four
Mac Watson Talks - April 05, 2024 02:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 119 ratingsIn the News --Six figure income required to purchase home in Phoenix --Cost of college on average $95,000 --Solar eclipse can affect animals --Chad Daybell trial may last 10 weeks --Florida air boat tour capsized in alligator infested waters --Final Four at State Farm Stadium; Phoenix cracking ...
Navigating the Important Conversations With Your Adopted Teen or Young Adult
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 03, 2024 06:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsAre you parenting an adopted teen or young adult? Check out our interview about important conversations we need to make sure we have. Our guest is Katie Naftzger ,an LICSW, an adult adoptee, and the author of Parenting in the Eye of the Storm: The Adoptive Parent’s Guide to Navigating the Teen Y...
Ep. 172: What does it mean to 'Heal'?
The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma} - April 02, 2024 04:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsThe question of ‘can I heal’ or 'can my child heal' or ‘how do I (or my child) heal’ is a tricky one. Healing is a word that gets used a lot without really pausing to ask ourselves what it actually means. If we are aiming for a nebulous goal that hasn’t been defined, it will feel impossible ...
Is It Worth It To Apply For An Adoption Grant? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 31, 2024 06:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: My husband and I are seriously considering domestic infant adoption. In my research I have found grants are available for people who want to adopt. We make decent money, but do not want to spend all of our savings on adoption fees when we know expenses will only go up when we have a ch...
REPLAY: Lying as a Trauma Driven Behavior
The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma} - March 29, 2024 05:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratings***This episode originally aired on February 2nd, 2021*** Lying is probably the behavior parents seek support with the most. It's confusing. It's triggering. It's exhausting. Did you catch last week's episode on X Ray Vision Goggles? We can use those goggles to get underneath the lying so...
Protecting Our Kids From Sexual Exploitation
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 27, 2024 06:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsFoster youth or children who have been in the foster care system make up over 80% of children being sexually exploited. What can you do to prevent this from happening to your child? We talk with Audrey Morrissey, Co-Executive Director of My Life My Choice, a survivor-led nonprofit fighting sexua...
A Foster Care Journey and How Change Must Happen to the Broken System
Fostering Change - March 26, 2024 11:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsJerold Hawkins was introduced to Rob Scheer and Comfort Cases in 2023 when the company he works for, Aptiv, held a “Packing Party,” packing up backpacks filled with new essential items to be delivered to local social service agencies for distribution to youth entering foster care in Michigan. ...
EP. 171: Living with someone chronically dysregulated
The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma} - March 26, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsDo you live with someone or love someone who is chronically dysregulated? This episode isn’t an episode that is going to tell you what to do. This is an episode of commiseration. Of “I see you.” It is exhausting to live with someone who is chronically unhappy, or chronically dysregulated. Kno...
Can I Breastfeed My Adopted Baby? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 24, 2024 06:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: I am a nurse and am very aware of the benefits of breast milk. I always imagined I would get breast milk from a milk bank if I adopted. Just recently, I read there aren’t many milk banks around, and they can have a supply issue and be very expensive. I then stumbled upon adoptive paren...
Episode 267: Social Security Insecurities
Mac Watson Talks - March 22, 2024 22:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 119 ratingsIn the News --Superstition Mountains' cougar shadow makes it bi-annual appearance --Garage door opener bandits --Coyotes looking at land near 101 and Scottsdale --Three Arizona cities are best at saving for retirement --Social Security insecurities --Exotic birds seized at Mexican border --Biden...
REPLAY: Child Always Dysregulated? Try This!!!
The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma} - March 22, 2024 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratings***This episode originally aired on February 16th, 2021*** Connection. Empathizing. Offering choices. These parenting ideas sound good in theory but if you are living with a child who seems chronically angry or won’t get out of bed or is otherwise pretty much always unhappy or dysregulated- ...
Getting a Diagnosis for Prenatal Alcohol or Drug Exposure
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 20, 2024 06:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsDo you think your child was exposed to alcohol or drugs during pregnancy? If so, a diagnosis can help your child access services and support. Check out this show with Dr. Yasmin Senturias, a developmental-behavioral pediatric specialist with 28 years of experience in developmental pediatrics and...
Ep. 170: Why Kids Act Better for Other People
The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma} - March 19, 2024 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsIt’s very common for all humans- kids and adults- to have more behavior struggles and dysregulation. Kids with vulnerable nervous systems, as well as attachment trauma, are especially likely to demonstrate some confusing patterns with regard to where they are regulated and where they aren’t. I...
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