Latest Grandpa Podcast Episodes
7 Core Issues in Adoption & Foster Care
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - May 29, 2024 06:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Do you want to help your adopted or foster child work through the big issues they may face in life? Join our discussion of the seven core issues with Allison Davis Maxon, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is the co-author of Seven...
You Know You're Ready to Start Thinking About Adoption When . . . - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - May 26, 2024 06:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you in infertility treatment but possibly considering adoption? Dawn outlines what couples may be considering, which indicates they are ready to consider adoption. Resources: Parenting After Infertility Types of Adoption Affording Ado...
Summer Plans, Parenting Hacks, Pickleball for the Win
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - May 23, 2024 06:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsChrys and Shellie end this podcast season sharing some fun facts about their grandkids, a few parenting tips, pickleball experiences, and their summer plans. Listen to hear what clue that we’re living in 2024 popped up from both of their grandkids and if Chrys and Sadie won their pickleball game...
The Fetishization of Female Asian Adoptees
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - May 22, 2024 06:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Join us to talk with Dr. Kimberly McKee about her book, Adoption Fantasies: The Fetishization of Asian Adoptees from Girlhood to Womanhood. In this episode, we cover: This book explores how Asian women and girls, specifically Asian adoptees ...
My Top Two Parenting Tips - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - May 19, 2024 06:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. As a mom of four children through birth and adoption, I’ve been there and done that in terms of parenting. I’ve made more than my share of mistakes and have had my share of successes as well. I’ve also had the privilege of interviewing the to...
Parent Differently with Kathy Koch (pronounced Cook)
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - May 16, 2024 06:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsChrys and Shellie are thrilled to let you meet and hear the words and wisdom of Kathy Koch. This is Kathy’s seventh book and she so perfectly tackles the subject of raising kids with character. Kathy says, “Character marks us because it forms the foundation of all decisions, choices, attitudes, ...
Raising and Healing Abused and Neglected Kids with Dr. Karyn Purvis
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - May 15, 2024 06:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Children adopted from foster care or from abroad have often experienced abuse, neglect, or trauma. These children require a different form of parenting. In 2015, we interviewed Dr. Karyn Purvis, author of The Connected Child: Bring Hope and H...
My Foster Child Only Eats Junk Food - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - May 12, 2024 06:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: My foster child only likes junk food and will not eat anything that doesn’t come out of a box. We aren’t fanatics, but we try to eat pretty healthily. I don’t want to feed the rest of my family the boxed junk, and I don’t want to fe...
Raising Kids to Follow Christ with Lee Ann Mancini
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - May 09, 2024 06:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsLee Ann Mancini is a remarkable mom, teacher, podcaster, and author and you do NOT want to miss our visit with her. Her new book “Raising Kids to Follow Christ” is full of wisdom to help you raise your kids to know the Lord. Research is not in our favor for our kids to grow up and be Christ-foll...
Understanding the Child Welfare Experience from the Birth Parent's Perspective
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - May 08, 2024 06:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. We talk a lot about the child's experience in foster care, but what is this experience like for the child's birth parents? You may be surprised! Join our conversation with Dr. Darcey Merritt, a professor at the University of Chicago School of...
Red Flags When Choosing an International Adoption Agency - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - May 05, 2024 06:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. What are the red flags that may alert that a potential agency may not have the child’s or your best interest in mind? Your adoption agency will guide your international adoption, so choose wisely. Dawn highlights some of the red flags to be ...
If I Don’t Laugh, I’ll Cry with Molly Stillman
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - May 02, 2024 06:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsMolly’s new book, If I Don’t Laugh, I’ll Cry, is a heartfelt memoir of her short life from devastating loss, grief, and financial debt to family life on a farm. Molly lost her mom at age 17 which was hard enough, but a series of events led her to spiraling into debt and shame from poor decisions...
The Joys of Being a Foster Parent
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - May 01, 2024 06:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Have you ever considered being a foster parent but thought that it was just too hard? You need to listen to this podcast with a group of experienced foster parents sharing the joys of being a foster parent. In this episode, we discuss: Why ...
Traveling with a Newborn When Adopting Out of State - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 28, 2024 06:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: My husband and I have been matched with a mom expecting twins any day now. One topic that was a particular stress point for us that we found difficult finding resources on was the logistics of flying/traveling with a true newborn, l...
Truth in True Crime
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - April 25, 2024 06:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsChrys and Shellie interview J. Warner Wallace, a Dateline featured Cold-Case Detective. His new book, Truth in True Crime, investigates death to discover life meanings. In a fascinating conversation, Jim, covers topics from finding your identity to proving biblical truths through facts. Jim use...
Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 24, 2024 06:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Join 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. ...
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 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: 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...
Living Up to Your Potential
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - April 18, 2024 06:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsWhat is at stake if you don’t live up to your potential? Everything! God created you, and only you, to fulfill your purpose on this earth. If you choose to walk away from your purpose, someone or something will suffer. Join Chrys and Shellie in their discussion of God and your purpose in life.
What You Need to Know About Open Adoption
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 17, 2024 06:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you confused about having an open adoption? Do you worry about what this means for your family. Join us today to talk about open adoption with Sara Easterly, an adoptee, Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, a birth parent, and Lori Holden, an ado...
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 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: 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...
Finding and Keeping Your Tribe
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - April 11, 2024 06:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsFinding a friend post-Covid might present problems but it’s always worth it. Chrys and Shellie share five important tips for keeping and finding a friend. Listen in to hear how they met and became friends nearly twenty years ago.
Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 10, 2024 06:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Do 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 Fos...
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 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: 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 a...
Equipping Yourself so You Can Equip Your Kids about Israel.
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - April 04, 2024 06:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsChrys and Shellie offer an acronym using the word Israel to provide tips for how to handle this tough subject with your children. Realizing that our children can and do hear the discussions involved in the war should prompt all parents to be willing to equip themselves to have an honest conversa...
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 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are 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...
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 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: 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 w...
Interview with John Rosemond
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - March 28, 2024 06:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsChrys and Shellie spend time with parenting guru, John Rosemond. John is the author of many books and is considered a leading expert on raising children. You don’t want to miss this important conversation! You can find on parentguru.com and all of his books are on Amazon.
Protecting Our Kids From Sexual Exploitation
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 27, 2024 06:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Foster 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 L...
Can I Breastfeed My Adopted Baby? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 24, 2024 06:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: 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 ...
Who’s a Mentor? We all are!
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - March 21, 2024 06:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsChrys and Shellie interview Joneal Kirby, the founder of Heartfelt Ministries. Heartfelt is an amazing mentoring program that any church can adapt with no outside help. Joneal also shares news of speaker, teacher, and professor, Kristi McLelland, coming to WFR church in West Monroe, LA. To learn...