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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Dealing with the Emotional Roller Coaster of Trying to Adopt - Weekend Wisdom
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p><b>Question: </b>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.</p><p><b>Resources:</b></p>Creating a Family Online Support GroupAdoption Process & Important ConsiderationsSelf-Care for Parents and Caregivers<p>Support the show</p><p>Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.Creatin...
How to Afford Adoption
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p>Are you considering adoption this year but concerned about how to swing the cost? Join us for a practical conversation about managing the expenses of adoption with Ryan Hanlon, PhD, former president of the National Council for Adoption, an adoption advocacy organization dedicated to research, education, and policy in the service of all members of the adoption community.</p><p><b>In this episode, we discuss:</b></p>How much can hopeful adoptive parents expect to pay for adoption? Domestic infant adoption? Adopting from fo...
What If My Partner Doesn't Want to Adopt? - Weekend Wisdom
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p><b>Question: </b>How do you deal with the emotions of not being able to adopt or foster because your husband doesn't share the desire?</p><p><b>Resources:</b></p>A Reluctant Spouse: When Only One Partner Wants to AdoptI Want to Adopt. My Partner Does Not.Creating a Family Online Support Group<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 s...
How to Adopt in 2026
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p>Are you considering adoption to create your family this year? We’ve got answers to all (or most) of your questions. Join our discussion with Molly Berger, MSW, who has been with the Adoption Center of Illinois for 12 years as an adoption social worker. She counts it an honor to work with adoptive families and expectant parents.</p><p><b>In this episode, we discuss:</b></p><p><b>Part 1: Domestic Infant Private Adoption in the US</b></p>What is the process?What ar...
My Adopted Child Is Rejecting Me - Weekend Wisdom
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p><b>Question: </b>Hello, thank you sincerely for your podcast and the work you do. It has helped me feel less alone and allowed me to better navigate foster parenting and adopting from foster care. My husband and I have two amazing boys; they have the same bio mom, and two older siblings each in a different family. Our youngest is 5. We met when he was 3 months. Our oldest is 8. We met when he was 3. He was removed at birth, then placed with his b...
Rituals to Build Strong Families
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p>Join us to learn about family rituals—how to create and why they can help build strong families. Our guest will be Elizabeth Barbour, 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.</p><p><b>In this episode, we discuss:</b></p>Why are rituals important for families? Define the culture of family-this is who we areThis is what we doWhat’s the difference between rituals and routi...
Should We Let Our Adopted Babies Cry It Out? - Weekend Wisdom
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p><b>Question: </b>We have been matched with an expectant mom due in a couple of months. She is having twins. As we are preparing for the next steps, sleep training has come up frequently in newborn care books. What research is there on the cry-it-out method or other popular sleep training methods in relation to adopted children? We want to make sure they know their needs will be met and build a strong adoption bond, but we also want to eventually work towards...
Healing & Strengthening Your Family Dynamics
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p>Are you looking for practical ways to build your child's resilience and sense of safety, and to strengthen your family's connectedness? Listen to this conversation with Ginger Healy, MSW, LCSW, director of programs for the Attachment & Trauma Network and host of the podcast “Regulated and Relational.” Ginger speaks across the nation on trauma-informed schools, therapeutic parenting, and community engagement.</p><p><b>In this episode, we discuss:</b></p>What made you decide to write a book for educators?What were you observing about chil...
Adoptive Parent Profiles, But for Foster Care Adoption - Weekend Wisdom
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p><b>Question: </b>I would love to hear about family profiles for adopting older teens. </p><p><b>Resources:</b></p>Adopting a Child of a Different Race or CultureAdopting Older KidsEvaluating Risk Factors in Foster Care Adoption<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, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.<br/><br/>Creating a...
Between Cultures: One Transcultural Adoptive Family's Story
<p>Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.</p><p>What is it like to be the only biological child in a large transracial adoptive family? Our guest, Elaine Duncan, shares her story of how transcultural adoption impacted her identity and resilience. She is a writer, speaker, and strategist whose work bridges storytelling, healing, and social change. She has a passion for improving outcomes for underserved young people and is currently working on a memoir of her life journey.</p><p><b>In this episode, we discuss: </b></p>What did your home look l...
