Latest Infant adoption Podcast Episodes
Living with a Picky Eater - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - December 03, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: My nephew came to live with us last March. He’s a great kid who deserves better than he had, but his pickiness with food is driving me crazy. He eats only white carbs. Even his mac and cheese has to have white cheese on it. Resourc...
Understanding Adoption: Voices From All Sides
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - November 29, 2023 07:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Join us for a discussion of how adoption looks and feels from all sides of the adoption triad. Our guests will be the authors Sara Easterly, Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, and Lori Holden of their new book, Adoption Unfiltered . In this episod...
Shouldn't I Be Feeling Happier Now That I'm Finally a Mom? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - November 26, 2023 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Q: I adopted my son four months ago. It took me almost 3 years, and I am supposed to be living my dream. Instead, I feel frustrated, sad, and sometimes even angry. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. It’s not like my hormones are all messed up...
Sticky Situations That Arise During the Holidays
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - November 22, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Join us as we talk about various holiday-related situations that can arise with foster, adoptive, and kinship families. Our guests will be Janice Goldwater, MSW, the CEO of Paths for Families; Courtney Tierra, a birth mom, educator, and story...
Are You Considering Embryo Donation or Embryo Adoption? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - November 19, 2023 07:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. The Ethics Committee of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine has stated that the correct term for donating unused embryos to another couple for family building is embryo donation rather than embryo adoption. But since many people loo...
Triplets Separated at Birth
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - November 15, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. You're really going to want to tune in to hear the story of triplets separated at birth through adoption. It is particularly interesting to hear how they have processed the experience differently and how they feel about adoption. In this epi...
Can You Adopt a Baby From Foster Care? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - November 12, 2023 07:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Resources: Foster Care Adoption Becoming a Foster Parent Choosing a Foster Care Agency This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship...
Adopting a Child From Another State
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - November 08, 2023 07:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. If you are thinking about adoption, you've likely considered the possibility that you will be adopting a child in another state. In this episode, we talk about everything involved with this process. Our guests are Jim Thompson, an adoption at...
What Is Happening with International Adoptions? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - November 05, 2023 06:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Resources: Adoption Comparison Charts Cost of Adoption US Department of State - Intercountry Adoption Find an agency This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and ins...
Adoption Disruptions & Dissolutions, How to Prevent and When to Accept
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - November 01, 2023 06:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Do you worry that you've gotten in over your head by adopting this child. Are you about ready to give up. Or do you want to do everything possible to make sure that your adoption doesn't fall apart? Join us to talk with Dr. Eshele Williams, D...
Advice from Experts If You Haven't Gotten an Adoption Match - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - October 29, 2023 06:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Q: We’ve applied to adopt an infant but haven’t received a match. What can we do? Resources: What Is An Adoptive Parent Profile (or Dear Expectant Parent Letter) and How To Make One Why is it Taking So Long to Get an Adoption Match? Under...
The Holidays with Adopted, Foster, or Kinship Kids Who've Been Exposed to Trauma
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - October 25, 2023 06:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Does it feel like your child is sabotaging the holidays? Are there more tantrums, sullenness, and anxiety during the holiday season? We explore why and what to do about it with Rebecca Robotham, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Beehive Co...
How to Become a Foster Parent - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - October 22, 2023 06:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Q: Now that our youngest is in high school, we want to become foster parents but don’t know where to begin. Resources: How to Choose an Adoption Agency (Guide) Becoming a Foster Parent (Resource page) Working as Part of a Foster Care Team...
Adoption Scams: How to Recognize and Prevent
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - October 18, 2023 06:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Do you worry about being scammed in a domestic infant adoption? How can you prevent scams and recognize red flags for a failed adoption match? Join us to talk with Colleen Quinn, an adoption attorney at the Adoption & Surrogacy Law Center in ...
Tips for Creating Attachment - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - October 15, 2023 06:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Q. We took in my cousin’s 4-year-old last month. We thought it might be temporary, but it’s looking like it will be for a long time and maybe forever. The problem is that this little boy has gone through a lot because his mom is a drug user a...
Foster Care Adoption Subsidies
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - October 11, 2023 06:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you hoping to adopt from foster care. Don't miss this discussion of adoption subsidies with Josh Kroll, Project Coordinator for the Adoption Subsidy Resource Center at Families Rising (formerly known as the North American Council on Adopt...
How Much Does It Cost to Adopt a Newborn Baby? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - October 08, 2023 06:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. What factors do you need to consider when budgeting for the cost to adopt a baby? Additional Resources: What type of adoption would be the best fit for you? Cost of working with an agency vs. working with an attorney. Adoption Tax Credit ...
Advocating For Your Child with Prenatal Substance Exposure
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - October 04, 2023 06:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Do you suspect or know that your child was prenatally exposed to alcohol or drugs? Join us to learn the best ways to advocate for that child, including how to get diagnosed. Our guest is Jenn Wisdahl, the Chief Operating Officer of FASD Unite...
What Are Two Pieces of Advice If You Are Considering Stopping Infertility Treatment and Moving to Adoption? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - October 01, 2023 06:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Carole LieberWilkins, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in reproductive medicine, adoption, and family-building options, answers this question with advice for couples. Additional Resources: Adoption Comparison Charts...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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