Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care
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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...
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Taking Care of Yourself When Parenting Harder to Parent Kids
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Do you sometimes feel that self-care is an impossible goal when you are paren...
Open Adoption and Healthy Boundaries - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: We adopted our son at birth, and he is about to turn one already. I...
Navigating the Holidays With a Trauma-Sensitive Approach
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Why do our kids melt down, act out, or regress during the holiday season? Lis...
My Child's Birth Parent Contacted My Child - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: My adoptive child was contacted by the birth mother, never contacte...
Sleep Issues with Adopted, Foster, or Relative Children
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How do you handle sleep struggles when raising a child who has been impacted...
Supporting a Child Who is a People Pleaser - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: How should I deal with an adoptive child with a people-pleasing per...
Practical Financial Strategies for Foster & Kinship Families
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How do you manage daily expenses and budgeting when you are a foster or kinsh...
Should We Expand Our Special Needs Checklist to Include HIV? - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: My husband and I are considering whether we will open our special n...
Preventing Sexual Abuse
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What strategies can parents and caregivers implement in their homes to help r...
Navigating Time Off from Work to Bond with a Newly Adopted Child
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Question: My husband and I are in the process of adopting a waiting child int...
Understanding Resilience and How to Build It
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Resilience is more than just bouncing back from a challenge. Join us for a co...
Is It Too Soon to Look Through Foster Photo Listings? - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: We are currently going through our home study to adopt from foster...
Is My Child At Risk for Human Trafficking?
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What is human trafficking? Is your child at increased risk of being trafficke...
When You Don't Know Your Child's Racial or Cultural Heritage - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: We very recently brought home our second child through domestic inf...
Tweens and Teens: Managing Tech & Mental Health
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Do you worry about the impacts that screen time, social media, or gaming have...
My Child's Disrespect and Disobedience is Creating Resentment - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: I have resentment against my (soon-to-be adopted) child’s mom, who...
Connecting with Teens
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Do you dread the teen years? Or, if you're in the midst of parenting teens, d...
9 Things I Wish I Knew Before Adopting - Weekend Wisdom
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I spent some time this week thinking about what I’ve learned from my experien...
How Can Kinship Caregivers Find the Resources They Need to Succeed?
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Kinship-led families have unique needs, and finding resources to meet those n...
Tips for Managing Your Picky Eater - Weekend Wisdom
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Today, we are tackling a question that comes up a lot for parents and caregiv...
The Only Way Forward is Back with Jackson TerKeurst
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Jackson TerKeurst was born in Liberia and by the age of 7 was a war orphan li...
Travel Restrictions When Fostering - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: Are there travel restrictions when you are fostering? For example,...
Adopting Older Kids
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Are you considering adopting a child over the age of 5? Listen to this interv...
Fostering or Adopting as a Single Man - Weekend Wisdom
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Questions: I am a 58 single man and I am considering fostering.
Resour...
How Do We Handle Weed and Vaping While Raising Adopted, Foster, and Relative Kids?
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Are you educated and informed on the issues around weed and vaping, including...
How to Connect with an Expectant Parent During Pregnancy - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: I have listened to hundreds of adoption-related podcast episodes, b...
Understanding the Hague Treaty on Intercountry Adoption
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Are you considering adopting internationally? You need to listen to this inte...
When Your Extended Family Isn't Into Your Adoption Education Journey - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: Hi, my husband, biological daughter and I are in the process of inf...
Helping Our Kids Cope with Bullies at School
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Most children will experience bullying at some point. What can parents do to...
Tips for Welcoming Home Your Newborn - Weekend Wisdom
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We frequently hear from waiting parents that they are unsure when to prepare...
Smart But Scattered
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Does your child struggle to get or stay organized? Is homework a battle you d...
Potty Training a Child With Prenatal Exposure - Weekend Wisdom
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How do you know your child with prenatal substance exposure is ready to potty...
A Glimpse Into the History of Creating a Family
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Join us for a look at where CreatingaFamily.org - and this podcast - began an...
Failed Adoptions in Foster Care - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: I have a question that may be well suited for a weekend wisdom epis...
Trauma-Informed Therapy: Finding the Right Fit for Your Family
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What should you look for when you are considering therapy for your child or y...
How to Prepare Sibling for an Infant Adoption - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: My husband and I adopted our daughter in 2019, and she is now 5. As...
Attachment-Informed Tools for Working with Kids
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Are you looking for practical strategies to build attachment with your child?...
How to Normalize Adoption for the Child? - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: My wife and I adopted a newborn baby almost 3 years ago, and we cou...
Raising Terrific Kids in Terrifying Times
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Are you looking for practical strategies to help your kids face the challenge...
Reunification of Foster Child Logistics - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: My 15-year-old foster daughter, “Anna”, is scheduled to move back i...