Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care
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...
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Help! My Foster Child Is Being Bullied! - Weekend Wisdom
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p><b>Question: </b>Help for a youth dealing with being bullied because they are in foster care?</p><p><b>Resources:</b></p>5 Steps to Effectively Advocate for a Child Who is Being BulliedAre Transracial Adoptees More Likely to Be Bullied?Helping Our Kids Cope with Bullies at SchoolStopBullying.gov<p>Support the show</p><p>Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive...
Healing Your History to Help Your Kids Heal Theirs with Dr. Robyn Koslowitz, Ph.D.
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p>Do you feel like raising a child with a history of trauma has stirred up your own traumatic past? If you wonder how to parent from a position of healing, listen to this conversation with Dr. Robyn Koslowitz. She is a psychologist, trauma expert, and author of the new book, Post-Traumatic Parenting: Break the Cycle, Become the Parent You Always Wanted to Be.</p><p><b>In this episode, we discuss:</b></p>You open your book by saying, ‘It’s not you, it’s your...
Am I Right in Not Letting My Grandchild's Mom Visit? - Weekend Wisdom
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p><b>Question: </b>I have been fostering our grandchild since March. It is now almost September. Both biological parents had drug addiction. Bio mom was on a trial home visit, but used this as the reason our grandchild is with us. After the trial home visit ended, bio mom was still getting supervised visits 2x a week. After every visit, the little one was dysregulated and started biting and hitting the daycare kiddos and the provider, and would also act out towards us. She...
A Conversation with Emily Cole from Bananas Foster
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p>Join us for a fun and inspiring conversation with Emily Cole, co-founder and co-owner of Banana Ball, the new sports phenomenon sweeping the country. We're talking with her about Bananas Foster, their non-profit that celebrates foster families all around the nation.</p><p><b>In this episode, we talk about:</b></p>Please tell us the story of how Bananas Foster got started.What was happening in your life that made you say, “We need to do something for foster families”?What was the bigg...
Tips for Transitioning a Child from Foster Care to Adoption - Weekend Wisdom
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p><b>Question: </b>Do you have trainings for children transitioning from foster care to adoption?</p><p><b>Resources:</b></p>Transitioning a Child to Your HomeWelcoming an Older Child to Your FamilyHelping Your Child Transition Smoothly from Foster Care to AdoptionUsing Lifebooks to Explain Complex Issues in Adoption to KidsBooks about being adopted from foster care<p>Support the show</p><p>Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with...
Taking Care of Yourself When Parenting Harder to Parent Kids
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p>Do you sometimes feel that self-care is an impossible goal when you are parenting kids who have experienced trauma? There isn’t enough time in the day to do it all, much less take care of yourself. Or is there? Join us to talk about how to find time to take care of yourself. We will talk with Angelica Jones, MSW, Program Director of Intercountry Services and the Intensive Service Foster Care Recruiter and Trainer at Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services.</p><p>...
Open Adoption and Healthy Boundaries - Weekend Wisdom
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p><b>Question: </b>We adopted our son at birth, and he is about to turn one already. I deeply care about his birth parents and have tried very hard to maintain a relationship with them. Even during many months of no contact, I think about them every day. Our only post-placement visit with them was at 2 1/2 months. They have no-showed for all the other visits they asked for, and have gone several months at a time without responding to contact. They missed a visit 2 w...
Navigating the Holidays With a Trauma-Sensitive Approach
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p>Why do our kids melt down, act out, or regress during the holiday season? Listen to our conversation with Dr. David Adams to learn what is going on and what you can do about it to make this holiday season more enjoyable for you all. He is an adoptive and foster dad, a licensed psychologist, and a licensed professional counselor. He is the Founding Director and President of New Life Psychology Group in Laguna Hills, California, and an expert trainer of Foster and Kinship...
My Child's Birth Parent Contacted My Child - Weekend Wisdom
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p><b>Question</b>: My adoptive child was contacted by the birth mother, never contacted us, it has caused chaos in our family. The parents that adopt kids are never considered after raising a child for over 20 years to give them back. </p><p><b>Resources:</b></p>Adoptive Mom Feels Left Out at Son’s Reunion with Birth MotherWhat You Need to Know about Open Adoption5 Tips for Navigating Sticky Situations with Birth ParentsAdvice to My Pre-Adoptive Parent Self<p>Support the show</p><p>P...
Sleep Issues with Adopted, Foster, or Relative Children
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p>How do you handle sleep struggles when raising a child who has been impacted by trauma, prenatal substance exposure, or other challenges? Listen to our conversation with Dr. Chris Winter, a sleep researcher and neurologist who has practiced sleep medicine and neurology since 2004. He is also the author of The Rested Child: Why Your Tired, Wired or Irritable Child May Have A Sleep Disorder--And How To Help, and hosts the podcast Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter.</p><p><b>In this episode, we...
