Latest Grandparent Podcast Episodes
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 ...
Whose 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...
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...
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 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Do 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 ...
Teacher Doesn't Believe My Child Has Experienced Trauma - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 17, 2024 06:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: We adopted our son at two, but we were his foster parents since he was three months. He is now in second grade and is really struggling in school both academically and with bad behaviors. His teacher is not open to hearing me talk a...
Follow Your Fascination!
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - March 14, 2024 06:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsChrys and Shellie discuss tackling something new, anything that fascinates you. Learning and growing is a part of life and should never stop. Shellie’s got a new hobby, candle making, and Chrys is back to sewing. Together they discuss the pros and cons of learning something new and give you impo...
Understanding and Overcoming Blocked Care
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 13, 2024 06:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you struggling to feel connected to your child? Do you sometimes wish you could turn the clock back and not be parenting this child? If so, you need to listen to this interview with Melissa Corkum, adoptee, adoptive mom, and co-author of ...
What to Ask For In Adoption Assistance When Adopting From Foster Care - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 10, 2024 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: We are close to adopting two kids from foster care. Is there somewhere that shows the possible options for things we should ask for in adoption assistance? I don’t want to rely just on the child welfare office to hopefully tell us ...
Help! I’m Parenting and Adult!
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - March 07, 2024 07:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsChrys and Shellie give important tips for parenting your adult children. It seems like the baby years last forever, but then, the years speed by, and, before you know it, your littles are grown. How can you continue to lead your adult children without over-parenting or overstepping your boundari...
Evaluating Risk Factors in Domestic Adoption
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 06, 2024 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you thinking about domestic infant adoption? This is an interview you must listen to! We talk with adoption medicine pediatrician, Dr. Todd Ochs, about common risk factors you should know about before adopting an infant. In this episode,...
Dealing with the Emotional Roller Coaster of Trying to Adopt - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 03, 2024 07:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Listener Response: An aspect of adopting that we didn’t hear about was how your mental health is challenged throughout the process. It’s a roller coaster of emotions, and this isn’t discussed as often as organic issues such as drug or alcohol...
The Making of Men
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - February 29, 2024 07:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsThis week’s interview is with Josh Hudnall and Andrew Dodson from The Carpenter Shed. These men have dedicated their lives to helping boys become men through a six month program. Boys between the ages of 16 and 20 who are struggling with any life issue can find help. Parents, there is help for y...
Building Resilience In Our Kids
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - February 28, 2024 07:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Do you want to raise a child that can bounce back from all the hard stuff life throws at them? Join us to talk about this with Dr. Caroline Leaf, a communication pathologist and clinical and cognitive neuroscientist. She is the author of seve...
Is Our Adoptive Parent Profile the Reason We Aren't Getting Picked? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - February 25, 2024 07:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: We’ve been waiting for a little over a year, and so far, no birth mom has asked to meet with us. I think we need to revamp our profile book. Resources: What is an Adoptive Parent Profile? (Resource page) Understanding the Birth P...
Word of the Year
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - February 22, 2024 07:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsDo you have a word of the year? Chrys confesses she’s a late comer to the “word” party, but this year she has a word! Join the discussion today as Chrys and Shellie share their “words” and the reason and scriptures behind them. Quick Links Get Embed Player Share on Social Download Audio ...
An Interview with Author Nicole Chung
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - February 21, 2024 07:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Nicole Chung, author of All You Can Ever Know, has done it again with another wonderful memoir about growing up as a transracial adoptee and then losing both her adoptive parents. A Living Remedy is a story about family love and loss, regardl...
Establishing Attachment With a Non-English Speaking Child - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - February 18, 2024 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: We are adopting an 8-year-old little girl from the country of Georgia. I would love some concrete tips on how our family (four bio kids) can best communicate with her and foster attachment despite the language barrier. Are there any...
Co Parenting After Divorce
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - February 15, 2024 06:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsTammy Bennett Daughtry has dedicated her life’s work to helping divorced couples parent their children in a way that equips them to walk confidently into adulthood. She is a wealth of knowledge on this topic and we can’t wait for you all to hear her. You can find her at coparentinginternational....
The Art of Talking With Kids
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - February 14, 2024 07:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. We talk to our kids all day, but how can we use these conversations to help them reach their full potential? Our guest is Rebecca Roland, a speech pathologist, Harvard lecturer, and author of the book The Art of Talking with Children. In thi...