Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care

Creating a Family

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Are you thinking about adopting or fostering a child? Confused about all the options and wondering where to begin? Or are you an adoptive or foster parent or kinship caregiver trying to be the best parent possible to this precious child? This is the podcast for you! Every week, we interview leading experts for an hour, discussing the topics you care about in deciding whether to adopt/foster or how to be a better parent. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are the national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: weekly podcasts, weekly articles, and resource pages on all aspects of family building at our website, CreatingAFamily.org. We also have an active presence on many social media platforms. Please like or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

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595 episodes

Is It Worth It To Apply For An Adoption Grant? - 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 when we know expenses will only go up when we have a child. Will filling out applications for grants be a waste of time for us or will they consider us even though we make decent money? RESOURCES: __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

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Mar 31, 2024
Protecting Our Kids From Sexual Exploitation

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 Life My Choice https://www.mylifemychoice.org/, a survivor-led nonprofit fighting sexual exploitation of youth. IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

38m
Mar 27, 2024
Can I Breastfeed My Adopted Baby? - 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 be very expensive. I then stumbled upon adoptive parents inducing lactation to feed their adopted baby. How common and easy is this? Is it successful? Does never being pregnant before and having small breasts have an effect? RESOURCES: __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

5m
Mar 24, 2024
Getting a Diagnosis for Prenatal Alcohol or Drug Exposure

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 28 years of experience in developmental pediatrics and prenatal substance exposure. She worked with the American Academy of Pediatrics on developing their FASD Toolkit. IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE __ __ FASD: __ __ DUAL EXPOSURE TO ALCOHOL AND DRUGS __ __ IMPACT OF TRAUMA __ __ RESOURCES: __ __Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

50m
Mar 20, 2024
Teacher Doesn't Believe My Child Has Experienced Trauma - 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 about trauma and how his trauma is impacting his learning and behavior. I think she thinks that since he’s been with us for almost his entire life that he hasn’t had trauma. We seem to be getting nowhere with her. Do you have any suggestions for helping her understand that there may be a cause for his struggles other than just being bad? We welcome our guest Sarah Naish, the CEO and Founder of the Centre of Excellence in Child Trauma in the UK to contribute to answering this question. Sarah is the adoptive parent of five siblings, a former Social Worker, and the author of many books on foster parenting, including . RESOURCES: __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

7m
Mar 17, 2024
Understanding and Overcoming Blocked Care

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 IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: __ __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

43m
Mar 13, 2024
What to Ask For In Adoption Assistance When Adopting From Foster Care - 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 all the possible options. RESOURCES: __ __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

8m
Mar 10, 2024
Evaluating Risk Factors in Domestic Adoption

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, WE COVER: __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ ____ Please review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

36m
Mar 06, 2024
Dealing with the Emotional Roller Coaster of Trying to Adopt - 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 use. RESOURCES: __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

7m
Mar 03, 2024
Building Resilience In Our Kids

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 several books, including and. IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

50m
Feb 28, 2024
Is Our Adoptive Parent Profile the Reason We Aren't Getting Picked? - 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: __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

6m
Feb 25, 2024
An Interview with Author Nicole Chung

Nicole Chung, author of , has done it again with another wonderful memoir about growing up as a transracial adoptee and then losing both her adoptive parents. is a story about family love and loss, regardless of how the family is formed. IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS: __ __ __ __ ____ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

44m
Feb 21, 2024
Establishing Attachment With a Non-English Speaking Child - 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 tools you can recommend or strategies to help non-English speaking adoptees feel more comfortable in their new environment? RESOURCES: __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

8m
Feb 18, 2024
The Art of Talking With Kids

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 . IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS: __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

49m
Feb 14, 2024
How Common Are Failed Adoption Matches? - Weekend Wisdom

QUESTION: Last week my husband and I flew across the country to meet our potential adoptive baby. We had been matched 5 weeks earlier and were full of happiness. We’ve always known the risks of having a fall through but based on the case, we didn’t think it would be the case. It was.  Despite being in contact with birthmom via email and text, getting her updates and baby pictures, she ghosted us and the agency. We met her and birthfather, she let us take pictures holding the baby and gave the agency’s social worker some missing paperwork. She had a change of heart last minute which is fine, but what made things more painful was that she never informed us. RESOURCES: __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

7m
Feb 11, 2024
Adoption Microaggressions Parents Need to Know About

What are the microaggressions or stigmas in the world of adoption and how do they impact adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents?  We talk with Dr. Amanda Baden, a Professor and the Doctoral Program Director at Montclair State University in the graduate counseling program and a licensed psychologist in private practice in Manhattan. She is an adult adoptee from Hong Kong and an adoptive parent of a daughter from China. IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: __ __ __ Danger of a Single Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

43m
Feb 07, 2024
Can You Adopt Out of State? - Weekend Wisdom

QUESTION:  Is it possible to adopt a child from another state, provided that all parental rights were terminated on both mother and father’s sides?  What extra complications or legalities do families adopting out of state face? RESOURCES: __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

4m
Feb 04, 2024
How to Create a Compelling Adoptive Parent Profile

How can you create an adoptive parent profile to help you stand out and show what makes you unique? To find out, join our guests Erin Quick, the Founder and CEO of PairTree and an adoptive mom, and Jess Nelson, the profile creation provider at Pairtree and a two-time birth mom. IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: __ ____ This podcast is produced  by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

47m
Jan 31, 2024
How Are Foster Care Adoption Matches Made? - Weekend Wisdom

QUESTION:  How are pre-adoptive matches made in foster care? I’ve heard that families may even need to network with social workers to be noticed when possible matches come up, but I’m not sure how matches are made. RESOURCES: __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

7m
Jan 28, 2024
An Adoption Memoir with Susan Ito

Join us for a wonderful discussion with author and performer Susan Kiyo Ito about her new memoir, . https://amzn.to/3U726kk This is a book adoptive parents should read! IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

35m
Jan 24, 2024
What Do You Wish You Had Known Before You Adopted? - Weekend Wisdom

QUESTION: We are in the process of deciding whether to adopt, we have decided to give up on fertility treatment. As I listened to your podcast, I thought it would be good to ask you what you wish you had known before you had adopted? RESOURCES: __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

7m
Jan 21, 2024
Adoption Tax Credit 2023

Could you qualify for the Adoption Tax Credit? Find out by listening to this podcast with Becky Wilmoth, an Enrolled Agent and Adoption Tax Credit Specialist with Bill’s Tax Service, and Josh Kroll, the Adoption Subsidy Resource Center coordinator at Families Rising (formerly the NACAC). IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: __ __ __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

54m
Jan 17, 2024
What Questions to Ask Before Adopting From Foster Care - Weekend Wisdom

Question:   What questions should a pre-adoptive family ask about a possible match when adopting from foster care to determine whether the match would be a good fit for the family? RESOURCES: __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

7m
Jan 14, 2024
How to Adopt in 2024

Are you considering adopting this year? Dont miss this podcast on how to adopt in 2024. Our guests are Teresa Bernu, the Associate Director at the Adoption Center of Illinois, and Steve Valdez, the Chief Operating Officer at Hand in Hand International Adoptions. Teresa Bernu has over 13 years of experience in the child welfare field, dealing with a wide range of cases, including domestic infant adoption, foster care, and guardianship. Steve Valdez holds a B.A. in Public Relations, a Master of Divinity, and an M.A. in Psychology. He’s an adopted dad of 5 kids through foster care adoption. IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: Domestic infant private adoption in the US __ __ Adoptions from foster care in the US __ __ International adoptions to the US  __ __ ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: __ __  This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

54m
Jan 10, 2024
How Does an Average Person Pay for Adoption?!? - Weekend Wisdom

ADOPTION: __ __ We surveyed our Facebook community, and we discuss how our members paid for their adoptions. How to Save for Adoption the Dave Ramsey Way https://creatingafamily.org/adoption-category/save-adoption-infertility-dave-ramsey-way/ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

6m
Jan 07, 2024
Fostering or Adopting as a Single Person

Have you thought about adopting or fostering as a single parent? Join us to listen to a panel of single adoptive parents share the joys and challenges of this option. IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

43m
Jan 03, 2024
I Want to Foster, But My Husband Doesn't - Weekend Wisdom

Question: I want to foster children, but my husband is against it. Our kids are 5 and 3 years old, and I really want to keep on having kids through fostering. I think I’m a good mom, and I think I’d do great at fostering. My husband thinks we have our hands full with 2 kids. He thinks adding other kids with possible behavioral problems will sink us. RESOURCES: __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

4m
Dec 31, 2023
Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids

How can we raise joyful resilient kids? We talk with Dr. Mona Delahooke, a clinical child psychologist and the author of https://www.harpercollins.com/products/brain-body-parenting-mona-delahooke?variant=39379923271714. IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: __ __ This podcast is produced  by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

54m
Dec 27, 2023
Kids Do Well When They Can - Weekend Wisdom

Parenting kids exposed to trauma is hard. Sometimes, it is very hard, but these families can thrive. In an interview with Creating a Family, Dr. Ross Greene, a Harvard Psychology professor, stressed that it was crucial for parents of children exposed to trauma to realize that kids want to do well, and if they are struggling, it is likely because they are lacking a specific skill needed to succeed. RESOURCES: __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

5m
Dec 24, 2023
Rituals to Build Strong Families

Join us to learn about family rituals—how to create and why you should. Our guest will be Elizabeth Barbour is the author of a new book “Sacred Celebrations: Designing Rituals to Navigate Life’s Milestone Transitions”. She’s also a reunited adoptee and an adoptive mom. IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: __ __ __ __  Tips __ __ This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org http://www.creatingafamily.org/. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: __ __ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily Support the show https://creatingafamily.org/donation/ Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/CREATINGAFAMILY https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily

48m
Dec 20, 2023