Latest Grandparent Podcast Episodes
Transracial Adoptees Teach Us About Adoption
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - September 27, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. What do transracial adoptees think about being adopted by parents of a different race? Join us for a panel of transracial adoptees talking about all things adoption. In this episode, we cover: Transracial adoption includes white parents of ...
Episode 32 Listen to the Music
Chat with Papaw Joe - September 24, 2023 23:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsA light exploration of the effects of music
8 Tips for Handling Lying, Stealing, and Cheating - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - September 24, 2023 06:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Q: I just recently found out my 14-year-old has stolen makeup more than once from different stores. I caught her this past weekend, and she said she did it once, but I went through her bedroom and found makeup stashed in a pillow, and I know ...
Interview with Elizabeth Urbanowicz
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - September 21, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsChrys and Shellie interview the founder of Foundation Worldview. Listen and be inspired by Elizabeth’s mission to equip anyone who works with children with the tools they need to teach a Christian worldview. Go beyond the stories in the Bible and dig deeper so our children can know how to naviga...
Raising an Anti-Racist Child
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - September 20, 2023 06:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Do you want to be part of the solution to the inequity that exists in our country? If so, one of the best things you can do is raise your child to be anti-racist. Join our conversation with Tiffany Jewell, the author of the #1 New York Times ...
Should You Step in to Parent Your Grandniece or Grandchild? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - September 17, 2023 06:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Q: I’m 67 years old. My niece has gotten involved bad with drugs. Her 5 and 3 year old were taken away from her and now the child welfare agency wants to know if I will take them. My niece has been doing drugs a long time and I honestly don’t...
Respect Respect.
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - September 14, 2023 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsChrys and Shellie point out the decline of respect in America today. They share from their years of parenting to help listeners give their children the tools they need to be respectful children and then adults who can be contributing members of society and strong, faithful believers.
Helping Your Child Cope With Living in a Scary World
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - September 13, 2023 06:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Is your child scared of school shootings, tornadoes, climate change, and on and on? Do you want to learn how to help them not get stuck in these fears? Join us as we talk with Dr. Melissa Goldberg Mintz is a clinical psychologist based in Hou...
Pre-Checklist of What To Do Before You Go On Vacation!
MAGICAL Tomorrow's Podcast of Making MAGICAL Vacations Travel - September 12, 2023 17:00 - 26 minutesCONGRATULATIONS to the MAGICAL TOMORROW'S PODCAST on its 3yr Anniversary with starting the podcast back on September 7th, 2020. Hard to believe how far we've come WELCOME to our listeners and to NEW listeners, we appreciate each of you and want to say THANK YOU for taking the time to listen to...
Episode 31 Another 9/11
Chat with Papaw Joe - September 11, 2023 02:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsFirst and foremost, a ad good bye to Jimmy Buffett But the topic today is: Have we already forgotten. 9/11 was a pivotal part of the GenX experience, and the lessons learned need to be passed forward.
What Surprises New Foster Parents the Most About Fostering? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - September 10, 2023 06:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Periodically, we survey our online community, and we asked foster parents about what surprised them about fostering? Resources: Working as a Part of the Foster Care Team Welcoming a New Foster Child Self-Care for Foster Parents Support t...
Korie Robertson Talks about The Blind
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - September 07, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsChrys and Shellie interview Korie about the upcoming movie, The Blind. Releasing on September 28th, the movie tells the story of Phil and Kay Robertson and their journey from near divorce to redemption, forgiveness and love. Hear some behind the scenes secrets about the making of a movie.
Helping Parent and Kids Manage Phones, Internet, and Gaming
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - September 06, 2023 06:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. How 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...
Should You Disrupt Birth Order When Adopting or Fostering? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - September 03, 2023 06:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Q: We have 3 children by birth and want to adopt a child that really needs a home. Given our kids' ages, this will probably mean that we will disrupt the birth order of at least some of our kids. The agency we have talked with is definitely a...
Coming to Terms with Infertility Grief Before You Adopt or Foster
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - August 30, 2023 06:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you thinking about stopping infertility treatment and trying to adopt or foster? Join us to talk with Carole LieberWilkins,a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has specialized in reproductive medicine, adoption, and family-buildin...
5 Tips to Prepare Children for the Adoption of a Sibling - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - August 27, 2023 06:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Q: My wife and I plan to adopt a child under the age of 9 from foster care. We have just started taking the classes. My wife has a 9-year-old from a previous relationship, and we want to do everything we can to prepare him in advance for this...
Episode 30 More on Prepping
Chat with Papaw Joe - August 26, 2023 01:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsI think some folks have things a little twisted. Prepping is not a niche crowd, it is an essential part of growing up.
Problematic Sexual Behavior
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - August 23, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Do you worry about what is normal in your child's sexual development? Join us to talk with Roy Van Tassell , a Licensed Professional Counselor in Oklahoma and Director of Trauma and Evidence-based Interventions for Centene Health. He co-chair...
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 ratingsSend 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 nothing. I know the...
Episode 29: Old School and Anti Genx
Chat with Papaw Joe - August 20, 2023 01:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsI told you I was comin' for ya! You was warned. This is just another rant to warn you to check yourself before you wreck yourself. Old School is a over used phrase that has totally been pirated by a generation.
Introduction to Domestic Infant Adoption
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - August 16, 2023 06:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you considering adopting a baby? Join us today to learn more. Our guests will be Karlee Wagner, a Program Supervisor for Infant Adoption and Birth Parent/Pregnancy Services at Children’s Home and LSS in Minnesota (CH/LSS); Erin Quick, the...
How Can I Adopt a Baby? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - August 13, 2023 06:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend 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 2023 Adoption in...
Introduction to Prenatal Substance Exposure
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - August 09, 2023 06:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend 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 how you paren...
Episode 28 Word Meaning: Respect
Chat with Papaw Joe - August 09, 2023 02:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsPapaw is back and a little Salty!!! Yes, we have previously discussed Respect, but this is a different perspective. We are gonna start taking a look at word meanings and why they are important.
Excursions What You Need To Know Before You Go!
MAGICAL Tomorrow's Podcast of Making MAGICAL Vacations Travel - August 08, 2023 23:00 - 30 minutesMonica the host of the Magical Tomorrows Podcast and the owner of Making Magical Vacations Travel has a great tip for families and those that will be venturing on their vacations with the topic of "Excursions" and what you and you're family needs to know before booking them. Take a listen and w...
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 ratingsSend 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 person into your h...
Basic Baby Care
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - August 02, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend 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 10,000 newborns ...
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 ratingsSend 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 focuses on mental...
The Value in Listening with Chrys and Shellie
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - July 20, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsYou're probably struggling with this too, so join Chrys and Shellie in the conversation about listening to others, even if we don't agree with them. There's too much hate happening today, so let's show love by turning towards people instead of away from them.
Raising a Child with ADHD to a Successful & Healthy Adulthood
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - July 19, 2023 06:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Do you suspect your child has ADHD? Don't miss today's show with Dr. Tamara Rosier. She is the author of “Your Brain’s Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD.” She runs the ADHD Center of West Michigan and is p...